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Cashless Nigeria: How company banking obstructs Nigeria’s cashless imaginative and prescient

Cashless Nigeria: How company banking obstructs Nigeria’s cashless imaginative and prescient

On January 1, 2012, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) implemented the cashless policy in accordance with its vision 2020. The policy, which was primarily aimed at three things: reducing the costs associated with cash…

Three pedestrians killed, many injured as truck fails break at Onitsha Head Bridge

Three pedestrians killed, many injured as truck fails break at Onitsha Head Bridge

Saturday, October 29, 2022 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra said an accident at the Onitsha Head Bridge by Asaba-Onitsha Expressway claimed the lives of three pedestrians, two male and a female on…

Courtroom points arrest warrant on man for killing spouse, 2 sons

Courtroom points arrest warrant on man for killing spouse, 2 sons

Saturday, October 29, 2022 A court on Friday approved an arrest warrant for a man who allegedly killed his wife and their two teenage sons in their home in Gwangmyeong, Seoul. The Ansan branch of…

Two Nigerian para-powerlifters win gold, silver at African championship

Two Nigerian para-powerlifters win gold, silver at African championship

Saturday, October 29, 2022 Nigeria’s Roland Ezurike and Bose Bejide have won gold and silver medals in the 51kg and 50kg category at the ongoing Para Powerlifting African Open Championship in Cairo, Egypt. Chiemeka Ezenwanne,…

Elon Musk Takeover: EU insists Twitter should adhere to guidelines on hate speech, faux information

Elon Musk Takeover: EU insists Twitter should adhere to guidelines on hate speech, faux information

Saturday, October 29, 2022 Twitter will have to comply with new European Union rules tackling misinformation and hate speech on social media. EU Commissioner, Thierry Breton, said on Friday after Elon Musk’s takeover of the…

Russia searches for high official’s son arrested in Italy

Russia searches for high official’s son arrested in Italy

Saturday, October 29, 2022 Russian authorities have put the son of a senior official on a wanted list for alleged money laundering, the Interfax news agency reported on Friday, citing Russia’s interior ministry. The man…

Bob Keegan Polio Eradication Heroes Fund was awarded to Mr Daniel Deng Galuak (Area Supervisor WHO South Sudan) posthumously

Bob Keegan Polio Eradication Heroes Fund was awarded to Mr Daniel Deng Galuak (Area Supervisor WHO South Sudan) posthumously

Mr Daniel Deng Galuak, who worked for WHO as a field supervisor in the Polio programme, was shot dead by an unidentified attacker at a health facility in Bieh Internally Displaced Persons camp in the…

 Screening invention strengthens battle in opposition to cervical most cancers in Ondo state.

 Screening invention strengthens battle in opposition to cervical most cancers in Ondo state.

Akure, 28 October, 2022 - When Mrs Olawale Damilola, a 40 years old lecturer, heard that the health facility in her locality was offering screening to detect early signs of cervical cancer, her mind flashed…

A15 is investing in startups and founders who’ve one thing to show

A15 is investing in startups and founders who’ve one thing to show

Sometime next year, Bassem Raafat will return to Egypt, his country of birth, where he spent the first 15 years of his life before moving to the UK to study economics. “I’m coming home as…

Ethiopia: Ruling Social gathering MP Shot Useless at Airport ‘Intentionally’

Ethiopia: Ruling Social gathering MP Shot Useless at Airport ‘Intentionally’

Addis Abeba — Juweria Subcis, a member of the ruling Prosperity Party Central Committee and the Somali regional state Parliament was shot and killed "deliberately", Mohamed Guray, Deputy Chief of Security of the Somali regional…

South Africa: Misuzulu’s Lengthy Journey to the Throne

South Africa: Misuzulu’s Lengthy Journey to the Throne

Forty-eight years ago, a child was born to the powerful and influential Zulu and eSwatini royal families and was aptly named Misuzulu Sinqobile kaZwelithini. His first name, Misuzulu, means "he who would strengthen the Zulu…

South Africa: South Africa Urged to Deny Russian Billionaire’s Yacht Entry

South Africa: South Africa Urged to Deny Russian Billionaire’s Yacht Entry

Cape Town — Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has urged the South African government to deny entry to a Russian billionaire's megayacht, warning that allowing it to dock in the country could lead to sanctions.…