Paramount Global, Skydance complete $8.4bn merger
Paramount Global and Skydance Media have officially completed their long-anticipated $8.4 billion merger, forming a new entity now known as Paramount Skydance…
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Airtel Nigeria to Build West Africa’s largest data centre to rival MTN
Airtel Nigeria has unveiled plans to construct the region’s largest hyperscale data center in Lagos, intensifying its rivalry with MTN Nigeria and…
Ecobank exits Mozambique to focus on high-growth markets
Pan-African banking group Ecobank announced its withdrawal from Mozambique, marking another step in its broader effort to streamline operations and focus on…
Jumia narrows losses, posts stronger Q2 revenue growth
African e-commerce giant Jumia reported a significant improvement in its second-quarter 2025 financial performance, with narrowing losses and accelerating revenue growth signaling…
Dating platform Bumble shares drop as paying users decline in Q2
Bumble Inc. reported a drop in paying users during the second quarter, dimming investor hopes for a near-term rebound and sending its…
NIMC issues new access guidelines for NIN self-service portal
The National Identity Management Commission has issued new access guidelines for Nigerians seeking to update their National Identification Number records via its…
Hold IOCs accountable for N’Delta pollution, group urges Senate
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda has called on the Senate to compel international oil companies to clean up decades of environmental…
Former X CEO Linda Yaccarino joins AI health startup eMed
The former CEO of X (formerly Twitter), Linda Yaccarino, has been appointed CEO of eMed Population Health, an artificial intelligence startup focused…
US tariff could last beyond Trump era – JPMorgan report
The effective tariff rate on United States imports is expected to remain close to 22%, with little likelihood of easing on duties…
Uber launches $20bn buyback as loyalty program gains traction
Uber Technologies Inc. on Wednesday announced a massive $20 billion stock buyback program and issued a bullish forecast for third-quarter gross bookings,…
Apple to pledge $100bn to US manufacturing
Apple Inc. is set to unveil a new $100 billion commitment to expand domestic manufacturing in the United States, a White House…
Microsoft brings OpenAI’s free GPT-oss-20b model to Windows
Microsoft has announced the integration of OpenAI’s latest open-source language model, gpt-oss-20b, into Windows 11 through its Windows AI Foundry platform, enabling…