BankingEconomy

CBN releases INEC cash ahead of elections.

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released cash to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of national and state elections on February 25 and March 11. The amount was not disclosed. A source at the apex bank confirmed to The Nation that the cash was released to INEC on yesterday following the assurances of CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele to INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu…
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Aviation

United Airlines Launches $150M Sustainable Aviation Fund.

United Airlines yesterday launched the airlines’ Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund of $150million. It is the first investment vehicle to support start-ups focused on decarbonising air travel by accelerating the research, production and technologies associated with…
Energy

The company promotes the use of solar energy.

Westa.solar, a clean energy company offering packaged solar purchase agreements, provided a 148kW solar array for FrootMultitradeNigeria Limited and a 600kW solar array for SacvinNigeria Limited. In their statement, energy experts expressed continued concern about Nigeria’s fuel shortage and its impact on business and industry, noting that the rapid growth of the world’s…
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Transportation

Two die as a car crashes into a truck in Lagos

Two persons have been confirmed dead while many others sustained severe injuries in a Tuesday accident that occurred at Alfred Rewane Road, by Marriage Registry intersection, and around Isheri, Igando area of Lagos. The LASTMA Zonal Head around Isheri, Afolalu Gbenga, who…
Technology

Electronic CPR can help a hospital save more lives.

London’s Harefield Hospital is currently treating some inpatients with a new type of “advanced” CPR which involves hooking up patients to an artificial lung machine. Now the hospital is looking to make the technology accessible to many more people. In a new service…
Banking

A man arrested with 250,000 fake new notes in Omuo Ekiti

Operatives of the Ekiti State Amotekun Corps have arrested a man, identified as Celestine, with counterfeited new N1,000 notes amounting to about N250,000. Celestine, who claimed he was an Anambra State born Lagos-based businessman, said he was heading from Lagos State to Isanlu in Kogi State to buy kolanut and bitter kola when he was arrested with the fake new naira notes. The suspect, who…
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StartupsTechnology

According to reports, Chipper Cash has laid off 140 employees.

Chipper Cash, an African startup cross-border payments company, reportedly laid off 140 employees, or more than a third of its workforce. Although 15% of those impacted are Nigerians, the layoffs affected workers from IT, engineering leadership, engineers, technical programme managers, and analysts. This move follows a prior 13% personnel reduction in December 2022, when 50 employees from the…
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