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Nigeria: Nigeria Moves to Implement 5% Excise Duty on Telecom Services
Nigerians are soon to start paying a 12.5 per cent tax on telecommunications services as the Federal Government plans to implement a five ...
Global
Global: Hong Kong central bank raises rates, warns of tighter interbank market
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) raised its base rate charged through the overnight discount window by 75 basis points to 2.75%, hours ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia: Oromia Bank Selects CR2’s Bankworld to Advance Digital Banking Transformation Strategy
Oromia Bank has selected CR2, one of the world’s leading software vendors in the digital banking and payments market, to accelerate and transform ...
News
Sudan: MTN Sudan, NuRAN Wireless sign $125 million NaaS deal
Telecoms company NuRAN Wireless Inc. has signed a ten-year Network As A Service (“NaaS”) agreement with MTN Sudan for the deployment of rural ...
Kenya
Kenya: Big tech companies team up to launch a Digital Talent Program in Kenya
Over 30 technology sector players in Kenya have come together to launch a Digital Talent Program which aims to develop digital skills that fit ...
Kenya
Kenya: CBK blocks interest-free Lipa na M-Pesa loan plan
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) blocked the launch of a Safaricom-backed zero-interest credit service for purchase of goods, derailing a product that ...
News
Nigeria: Central Bank of Nigeria’s July 2022 Treasury Bills auction records 23% oversubscription
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s Treasury Bills auction for a 364-Day tenor, which sought to raise N258.5 billion from investors, recorded an oversubscription ...
Africa
Nigeria : AfCFTA secretariat commences pilot trading with seven countries
Seven countries, including Rwanda, Cameroun, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius and Tanzania have been selected among countries to start trading under the African Continental ...
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Nigeria : Metaverse ecosystem market to hit $2t by 2030
“As more areas of our lives cross over into these virtual ecosystems, larger portions of our expenditures in media and entertainment, spend on ...
News
Nigeria: Senate Invites CBN Governor over Falling Naira
Nigerian Senate at plenary resolved to invite the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, to educate and inform senators ...
