Business Ranks

DMO raised N724.9B in a bond auction in February.

The Debt Management Office has announced that it raised N724.9 billion in February 2023 Federal Government bond auction. DBO said it was a 100% increase compared to the previous year. The auction, which was held on February 13, 2023, saw a total of 577 bids worth N724.9 billion received for the total amount offered of N360 billion. The total amount allotted was N771.56 billion, with…
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FintechPodcast

Fear as Binance Suspends USD Deposits and Withdrawals.

Crypto exchange, Binance has announced that it will temporarily suspend USD deposits and withdrawals on February 8th because of an administrative issue. A Binance spokeswoman told WatcherGuru that affected clients would be notified individually and that the suspension…
Podcast

5 Google Bard Features You Should Know.

Technology company, Google has said it is planning to release its own conversational Artificial Intelligence service called Bard. The conversational AI service is strengthened by Language Model for Dialogue Applications which seeks to provide better services for users and…
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The first female winner took part in the InterswitchSPAK competition.

Orevaoghene Whiskey of Top Faith International School, Akwa Ibom State, has been crowned the best STEM student in Nigeria, following the conclusion of the fourth edition of the InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition, a CSR initiative of Africa’s leading integrated payments and digital commerce company, Interswitch. Whiskey, 16, won the grand prize of N7.5 million in scholarship, among…
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Business Profile

PZ Cussons appoints a new Chairman.

PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc has appointed former Head of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Ifueko Okauru, as Chairman of its Board of Directors. The company said in a statement that key appointments to its board were approved after two people from the top hierarchy left due to retirement and resignation. It revealed that Gbenga Oyebode has retired as its Chairman and Non-Executive Director effective…
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Events

Three guards in Oyo raped a woman for four hours

The Oyo State Police Command has paraded nine suspects arrested for crimes ranging from kidnapping and armed robbery to rape and illegal possession of firearms. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, who paraded the suspects before newsmen at the command…
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UBA appoints first female African business CEO.

The board of Directors of the United Bank for Africa Plc, has appointed Mrs Abiola Bawuah, as chief executive officer of UBA Africa. The bank disclosed via a statement on Monday that Bawuah would also join the group board as an executive director, overseeing the Group’s…
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The professional competition will take place on April 26.

Nigerian skills advocate and social enterprise iCreate Africa has announced that its annual Skills and Skills Competition, Conference and Exhibition SkillFest will be held from April 26 to 28 at the International Convention Center in Abuja. SkillFest aims to promote skills as a global currency and a tool to help young people create a sustainable and inclusive economy, and the elegant promotion of…
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