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Transportation

Lagos brings technology to the park.

In a bid to facilitate a seamless parking experience across the metropolis, the Lagos State Government has partnered ARCA Payment Ltd. to develop a parking payment application that will enhance coordinated parking operations. Revealing this development at a partnership meeting between the Lagos State Parking Authority and ARCA Payment Ltd., the General Manager of LASPA, Mrs Adebisi Adelabu, stated…
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Education

NOUN is working to provide free education to prisoners.

The Director of the Correctional Service Special Study Centre of the National Open University of Nigeria, Francis Enobore, has called on sub-national governments and well-meaning Nigerians to support the free education policy of the NOUN for prisoners to enhance sustainable…
Market

NGX records N318.52bn listings in Q1

The Nigerian Exchange Limited has recorded N318.52bn of listings across its equities, fixed income, mutual funds and derivatives categories in the first quarter of 2023. This was disclosed in the X-Compliance report of NGX released on Tuesday. According to the report…
Economy

Second Niger Bridge to be opened May 15 – Fashola

The Federal Government has said the second Niger bridge will be fully open to vehicular movement on May 15. The Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola revealed this on Tuesday while inspecting and confirming the completion of the Loko-Oweto Bridge and link roads between Benue and Nasarawa States. Speaking with journalists, the minister explained that the N336bn legacy project of Major…
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Fintech

AfDB approves $525,000 in aid to African fintech companies

The African Development Bank has approved a grant of $525,000 for an online digital hub to serve as a repository of knowledge for fintech entities in Africa. This was disclosed during the signing ceremony for the Letter of Agreement between the AfDB Group and the Africa…
Banking

The UBA Foundation empowers women in technology.

UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa Plc, says it has joined the rest of the world to celebrate women in the month of March, with various activities aimed at empowering young women and promoting gender equality. Specifically, the foundation organised a two-day empowerment programme tagged ‘Women Digitall Workshop’ where scores of young women were…
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Banking

Full List of Approved Loan Applications in Nigeria

No fewer than 173 digital lending applications have been approved to operate in Nigeria by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. The 173 loan apps, only 119 have full approvals while 54 currently have conditional approvals while it bars illegal online…
Brands & People

KPMG is looking for technologies to improve data collection.

A Partner at KPMG Nigeria, Yemi Kale, has advocated increased deployment of technology for credible data gathering in the country. Kale, who is a former Statistician-General at the National Bureau of Statistics, spoke at the 2023 edition of ‘Experiencing PR’, an annual conference organised by Nigerian Women in Public Relations. According to a statement, the event brought together physical and…
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