Fuel scarcity: CSOs urge Tinubu to sack Kyari
Over 200 civil society groups under the aegis of the Coalition of Civil Society Groups Against Poverty in Africa have urged President…
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Google announces applications for Accelerator Africa
Tech giant, Google, has announced the commencement of applications for the 8th cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. In…
PR crucial for Nigeria’s economic growth, says Cardoso
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Yemi Cardoso, has stated that Public Relations is an essential instrument for any country…
EFCC arrest BDC operators as naira weakens to 1,419/$
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission carried out an unannounced raid at Zone 4 Wuse in Abuja, on Monday, which resulted in…
CBN raises Customs rates for cargo clearance by 14%
The Central Bank of Nigeria has again announced a hike in the exchange rate for paying import duty by 14 per cent.…
Tribunal stops Multichoice from raising DStv, GOtv tariffs
The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal in Abuja on Monday issued an interim injunction retraining Multi-Choice Nigeria Limited from raising its tariffs…
OpenAI signs partnership deal with Financial Times
OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has entered into a partnership agreement with the UK’s Financial Times, allowing the AI company to utilize…
E-commerce platform Wasoko denies rumours of exit from Rwanda
Kenyan e-commerce platform, Wasoko has dismissed rumors of its closure in Rwanda, refuting claims made weeks after its exit from Zanzibar and…
OPay’s valuation hits $2.7bn as digital payment’s adoption rises
The Nigerian fintech startup OPay’s valuation has surged by more than 30% since its Series C funding round in 2021, according to…
Telegram blocks Ukrainian military bots amid Russia-Ukraine crisis
Ukraine’s military intelligence agency GUR on Monday announced that the administrators of the Telegram messaging platform had blocked several official bots that…
Queues continue across states amid fuel supply shortages
Commuters across several states in Nigeria are facing fuel shortages and soaring prices, leading to long queues at filling stations. The scarcity…
Australian advocacy group petitions OpenAI over privacy concerns
AI startup OpenAI on Monday, faced a privacy complaint from advocacy group NOYB, alleging that its generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, failed to…