Blockchain

BITCOIN VALUE DROPS BY 50% SINCE NOVEMBER PEAK

The value of Bitcoin has dropped below $31,000 (£25,140) – less than half of what it was at its peak last November, according to the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange. The fall of the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value comes as stock markets around the world have also tumbled in recent days. In times of market uncertainty traditional investors will often sell what they see as…
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Aviation

Airline Operators of Nigeria dump flight suspension plan

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has withdrawn action to suspend flight operations following the increase in aviation fuel. In a joint statement by AON, it disclosed that further to numerous calls from the highest echelons in government with promises to urgently…
Brands & PeopleStartups

Here's The New Kippa President, Co-Founder Duke Ekezie-Joseph

Kippa, the fast-growing fintech start-up offering digital business and financial management solutions for SMEs in Africa, announces that co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer (CGO) Duke Ekezie-Joseph has assumed the role of President. As President of Kippa, Duke will take full ownership of Kippa’s internal operations including the marketing, product, finance, operations, and HR teams. The change…
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Technology

TikTok Introduces Revenue-Sharing For Content Creators

TikTok on Wednesday announced an ad revenue-sharing program with the social media platform’s most prominent creators, moving closer to a model already used by its competitors. The short-video format app has become wildly popular in recent years with more than a billion…
Aviation

Nigeria’s carriers, Ibom Air pulls out of planned airlines shutdown

Ibom Air, one of Nigeria’s carriers has pulled out of plans by most airlines in Nigeria to shut down flight operations from Monday. This decision is coming barely 24 hours after the Airline operators of Nigeria, (AON) disclosed plans to shut down operations following the continuous increase in Aviation fuel. In a statement by the airline, Ibom Air stated that it acknowledges the existential…
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Aviation

Aero Contractors deny plans to close operations

This denial follows the report carried by a media outfit with headline ’61 Years After Nigeria’s Foremost Airline, Aero Contractors Goes Under.” According to Aero, the story is highly speculative, preposterous and misleading of what was not discussed. According to the…
Aviation

Representatives & Minister Hadi Sirika appeal to airlines over planned shut down

Nnolim Nnaji, the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Aviation and Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation, has appealed to the Airline Operators of Nigeria, (AON) to rescind action on its planned shutdown of operations. This is also as the Aviation Committee Chairman disclosed that the House of Reps Leadership had already summoned a meeting of the stakeholders including the chairmen of…
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