Vodafone Group has completed the sale of its 70% stake in Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group in order to streamline its African portfolio. The sale was just approved by Ghana’s National Communications Authority, and the government would keep a 30% minority ownership in the company. The precise financial terms of the transaction remain unknown.
Vodafone entered the Ghanaian market in 2008, when…
Flance, an employee benefits company serving Africa’s gig economy, has announced a collaboration with leading ride-hailing platform Bolt that provides Bolt drivers in Nigeria with access to discounted healthcare plans. Through this collaboration, Bolt driver-partners can…
Nigerian undergraduates founded JEAY to offer the country with affordable and accessible healthcare.
February 21, 2023
Jesutoni Omiye attends Ekiti State University in Ado Ekiti, Nigeria. He has sickle cell disease and always goes home when he is sick to be treated by his mother, a nurse.
There is no denying that the internet has changed the way we live. He was in tremendous pain and…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that only the old N200 notes will be reissued and will circulate alongside the new notes at the behest of President Muhammadu Buhari. The bank confirmed this in a statement signed on Tuesday in Lagos by Edward Adamu, vice president of corporate services, and Osita Nwanisobi, director of corporate communications at CBN.
CBN said in a fake press release…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that a press release posted on First Lady Aisha Buhari’s Instagram page is not true. A message posted on Aisha’s page on Tuesday said the old N500 and N1000 banknotes will remain legal tender for the next 70 days, until May 1…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has threatened to investigate, arrest and prosecute anyone spreading fake news about the naira redesign policy.
This threat was contained in a statement on Tuesday jointly signed by the CBN’s Deputy Governor, Corporate Services, Edward Adamu…
Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves fell $427.14 million this month, data from the Nigerian Central Bank showed on Monday. This is due to the fact that the currency crisis in the country was exacerbated by the shortage of new naira banknotes.
According to CBN’s foreign exchange reserves movement data, foreign exchange reserves, which stood at $37.21 billion as of January 18, decreased…
Despite the introduction of cashless payment systems in many parts of Nigeria, Nigerian railway companies insist on paying for their operations in cash, especially on the Lagos-Ibadan route.
While other companies have explored POS services and online banking, it has been…
Lagos State governmentis set to commence rehabilitation of wastewater infrastructure in Abesan, which is structured to be executed in phases.
General Manager, Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO), Adebola M. Matanmi stated this during a meeting with the Abesan Estate…
Many Nigerians are still paying far above N185 per litre approved pump price of petrol amid fuel scarcity, a report of the National Bureau of Statistics has indicated.
The members of the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, and NNPCL Retail outlets, sold the product at N185 per litre to consumers, while members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria on the other hand…