Eastern AfricaTechnology Vodacom launches Tanzania’s first 5G technology Akudo AbengoweSep 3, 2022Sep 3, 2022 Vodacom Tanzania first launched the 5G service in Dar es Salaam on September 1. By November, the telecom network plans... Read More
Eastern AfricaMarket Focus on the lawsuits ruffling Kenya’s tea industry Akudo AbengoweSep 3, 2022Sep 3, 2022 Some 1000 farm workers recently filed a suit against James Finlay Kenya Ltd. The workers said they were exposed to... Read More
HospitalityWest Africa Will Nigeria’s CBN stop providing forex at official rate for Nigerian students in foreign universities? Akudo AbengoweSep 3, 2022Sep 3, 2022 A member of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee recently suggested that the CBN should reconsider providing dollars at the official exchange... Read More
West Africa World Bank offers support to end fuel subsidy in Nigeria Akudo AbengoweSep 2, 2022Sep 2, 2022 The World Bank Group’s President, David Malpass, has stated that the bank is prepared to assist Nigeria in phasing off... Read More
HospitalityWest Africa “We don’t as yet have laws enabling diaspora to vote” – INEC Akudo AbengoweSep 2, 2022Sep 2, 2022 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it does not as yet have the enabling laws to carry out diaspora voting... Read More
West Africa Customs faults NNPC’s data on subsidy payments, daily fuel consumption Akudo AbengoweSep 2, 2022Sep 2, 2022 he Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has claimed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited (previously known as the Nigerian... Read More
EntertainmentWest Africa Buhari appoints brother-in-law, Ahmed Halilu, to head Nigeria’s currency printing company Akudo AbengoweSep 1, 2022Sep 1, 2022 Ahmed Halilu, the elder brother to the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has been appointed as the Managing Director of Nigerian... Read More
BillionairesWest Africa How India’s Gautam Adani went from being poorer than Dangote to becoming third richest man Akudo AbengoweSep 1, 2022Sep 1, 2022 In April 2014, Aliko Dangote was far richer than Indian billionaire and founder of Adani Enterprises, Gautam Adani, with the... Read More
Eastern AfricaMarketTechnologyWest Africa Kenyan court blocks Flutterwave’s accounts holding $3.3m Akudo AbengoweSep 1, 2022Sep 1, 2022 The Kenyan High Court on Tuesday ordered the seizure of $3.3 million belonging to Nigerian financial technology company, Flutterwave. Justice... Read More
TravelWest Africa Emirates Airlines resumes flight operations to Lagos Akudo AbengoweSep 1, 2022Sep 1, 2022 Emirates Airlines has resumed flight operations to Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos. The airline announced this in emails sent to... Read More