PwC work halted by $77bn Australian pension fund
The fourth-largest pension fund in Australia, UniSuper has halted new business with PwC Australia on Tuesday, becoming the most recent fund to do so following a scandal involving the abuse of…
South Africa to license Crypto operators by end of 2023
Alex Omenye South Africa's new crypto regulation will make it impossible for cryptocurrency exchanges to operate there without a licence, by November 30. Bloomberg says that before the end of…
Oil sector deregulation will create more jobs – NOA
The National Orientation Agency has stated that the liberalization of the petroleum industry's downstream sector will increase work prospects for Nigeria's burgeoning youth population. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, …
France fines Google $2.2m over search, app store results
Google was on Tuesday fined $2.2 million by French authorities for providing inaccurate search and app store results. The US tech giant's search engine lacks information on the…
Enugu gov names Channels TV’s Akeredolu-Ale state broadcasting service MD
By Wilson Adekumola The Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has appointed Channels Television journalist, Mr. Ladi Akeredolu-Ale, Managing Director of Enugu State Broadcasting Service . His…
Investors gain N534bn as stock market opens for Q2 23
Investors won almost N534 billion, on Monday, helping the stocks market on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, start the week off well. According to Vanguard, another stock market indicator, the NGX- All…
Bread producers issue notice of imminent price hike
By Wilson Adekumola The Premium Breadmakers Association of Nigeria has disclosed that the consumers should be prepared for an imminent increase in prices due to cost of production. …
Bolt launches audio trip recording safety feature
Alex Omenye Bolt, the top on-demand mobility platform in Africa, will enable both drivers and passengers to start an audio recording of their trip inside the Bolt app. Users can…
Kano govt to prioritize industrialization, security
The governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reiterated his administration's commitment to making industrialization, energy, security, and climate change projects a top priority. The Punch reported that the governor made this…
Amazon, Google, Apple, Meta, Microsoft meet EU over gatekeeper status
Alex Omenye Alphabet's Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft have alerted the European Commission that they qualify as gatekeepers, according to EU industry director Thierry Breton. Under the new EU…
TweetDeck to allow only verified users access
Alex Omenye TweetDeck will soon require users to be verified on Twitter, the social media platform announced in a post on Monday. The corporation stated that the adjustment would become…
Inflationary pressures hurting business growth – Stanbic IBTC’s PMI
The Stanbic IBTC's Purchasing Power Index, PMI, data published yesterday, has revealed that the removal of Nigeria's fuel subsidy may have reduced business confidence in June 2023 as inflationary pressures rose. According…
