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Workers knocks govs over N2.2tn loans from banks
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Workers knocks govs over N2.2tn loans from banks

    Findings have revealed that the state governments across the federation are owing commercial banks the sum of N2.2tn. According to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s quarterly statistical bulletin obtained by PUNCH, states and LGAs owing banks a total of roughly N2.21 trillion as of March 2023. The aforementioned represents a significant […]

FBN Insurance targets 1m customers in one year
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Prepare for unexpected challenges, First bank urges SMEs

By Wilson Adekumola   FirstBank of Nigeria Limited has called on Small and Medium Enterprises to build sustainable revenue base in naira and foreign currencies for their businesses against unexpected business challenges.   The bank’s Group Head of Retail Banking, Oludolapo Adigun, gave this urge during a webinar under the SMEConnect initiative dubbed, ”The Power […]

Africa's second richest man Rupert's net worth hits $13.3bn
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Africa’s second richest man Rupert’s net worth hits $13.3bn

Africa’s second richest man, Johann Rupert, is off to a good start this week, with a net worth of $13.3 billion. According to Bloomberg, the CEO of the Swiss luxury goods company Cie Financiere Richemont, Johann Rupert, had a significant rise in his net worth, which increased by roughly $129 million (up by 1.0%) as a result of […]

Jeff Bezos sells 50 million Amazon shares
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Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife becomes $10.5bn richer

Estimates by the Forbes billionaire index reveal that MacKenzie Scott, the wealthy ex-wife of the third richest person in the world, Jeff Bezos, has increased her net worth by $10.5 billion. According to Nairametrics, MacKenzie’s projected net worth was listed at $24.4 billion as of April 7, 2023, in a previous study on the wealthiest women in […]

SERAP sues Wike, governors, over failure to account for N40tn LGA allocations
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Why SERAP sued CBN over KYC social media policy

The Central Bank of Nigeria is being sued by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project over its proposed Know-Your-Customer social media policy. SERAP’s attorneys, Mr. Kolawole Oluwadare and Ms. Blessing Ogwuche filed the lawsuit on behalf of the organization, alleging “the failure to delete the patently unlawful provisions in the Central Bank of Nigeria (Customer Due Diligence) […]

Apple explores using 3D printers to create smartwatches
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Apple uses AI chatbot internally – Report

Apple is utilising an internal chatbot to assist its staff in “prototyping future features, summarising text, and answering questions based on data it has been trained with” according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in Power On. Although Apple is still unsure of its customer-facing plans for the Apple GPT chatbot project, Gurman’s article provided some insight […]

Smart TVs will eventually offer X's Long-Form Videos - Elon Musk
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Elon Musk dethroned as world’s richest man

The 52-year-old CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, has lost his title as the richest person in the world, according to data from the Forbes billionaire index. With an astounding net worth of $237.3 billion as of the most recent report, his longtime rival and rival on the Forbes Billionaire index, Bernard Arnault, has taken over the […]

United Airlines records $14.2bn revenue Q2 2023
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United Airlines records $14.2bn revenue Q2 2023

    In the second quarter of 2023, United Airlines experienced a notable increase in its operating revenue, which rose by 17.1 percent to reach $14.2 billion. This growth can be compared to the corresponding period in 2022. The company’s financial results were disclosed in a statement, which revealed quarterly earnings per share of $3.24 […]

Elon Musk to change Twitter logo
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Elon Musk to change Twitter logo

Twitter CEO, Elon Musk Sunday stated he was looking to change Twitter’s logo. “And soon we shall bid adieu to the Twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds.” He tweeted. The social networking platform’s billionaire owner added in a post on the website at 12:06 a.m. ET (0406 GMT): “If a good enough X logo […]