Ghana
Ghana: BoG to review Cyber and Information Security Directive to ensure secured banking environment
The Bank of Ghana is currently in the process of reviewing the Cyber and Information Security Directive (CISD), 2018 to ensure that risk ...
Algeria
Algeria: Algerian Super App Yassir Raises $150 Million in Series B Funding
Yassir, a multi-sided marketplace offering on-demand services such as ride hailing, food and grocery delivery and banking, announced that it has raised $150 ...
Africa
Africa: Access Bank to Spend $1bn to Boost SMEs in Africa
Access Bank says it is investing a billion dollars to boost 10 million Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa over the next ...
News
Nigeria: CBN Says Hoarding, Counterfeiting Reasons for Naira Redesign
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday said counterfeiting and hoarding were the reasons for redesigning and issuing new naira notes. Mrs ...
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Nigeria: Debtors may soon be unable to get FG contracts without AMCON clearance
The Federal Government may soon move to ensure that recalcitrant debtors are barred from participating in government projects and contracts without prior clearance ...
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Uganda: Telecoms harmonise cross network mobile money charges
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has said MTN and Airtel have successfully completed the harmonisation of cross network money remittance charges during the second ...
Global
Global: Bank of Ireland hikes interest rates by 0.25% on its fixed-rate mortgages
The bank said the new fixed rates are effective immediately and apply to customers who draw down new mortgages from the Bank. However, ...
Global
Global: Microsoft faces new EU antitrust complaint on cloud computing practices
Microsoft (MSFT.O) faces a new antitrust complaint over its cloud computing practices as trade group CISPE, whose members include Amazon (AMZN.O), took its ...
Kenya
Kenya: President Ruto Says 90% of Govt Services to Move to Digital Platforms in a Year
President William Ruto on Thursday (November 10, 2022) announced that his administration is working towards moving about 90 per cent of government services ...
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Nigeria: Nigeria’s broadband plan yields 5.24% penetration increase in 2 years
Two years of implementing the Nigeria National Broadband Plan (NNBP 2020-2025) has yielded a 5.24% increase in broadband penetration. This brought the country’s totalbroadband penetration ...
