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Obaship Tussle: Hoodlums shot two officers in Ikirun, police say

Obaship Tussle: Hoodlums shot two officers in Ikirun, police say

Thursday, November 24, 2022 The Nigeria Police Force, Osun Command, says two of its officers were shot on Wednesday by suspected hoodlums protesting over the appointment of new Akirun of Ikirun by the state government.…

Netflix trolls CBN repainting of naira notes

Netflix trolls CBN repainting of naira notes

Thursday, November 24, 2022 Global streaming platform Netflix has joined a slew of Nigerians in mocking the new naira notes that were released on Wednesday. In a tweet on Wednesday, the streaming service took a…

2023: Lagos declares site visitors diversion as Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu maintain rally

Thursday, November 24, 2022 Lagos State governor, Babajide-Sanwo-Olu and Bola Ahmed Tinubu The Lagos government has announced traffic diversion for the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential and gubernatorial rallies set to hold on Saturday at…

Ethiopia commemorates World Antimicrobial Consciousness Week, launches Sector-Particular Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance Prevention and Containment

Ethiopia commemorates World Antimicrobial Consciousness Week, launches Sector-Particular Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance Prevention and Containment

Ethiopia is commemorating the 2022 World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) through a series of events that are aimed at raising the awareness of health professionals and the community in general on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), its…

Sew prospects can now use direct deposit as a fee technique

Sew prospects can now use direct deposit as a fee technique

South African payments and data API startup,  Stitch, has announced the launch of direct deposit or manual transfer as a payment method, allowing its customers in South Africa to offer their clientele more ways to…

Nigeria’s Kora has been cleared of cash laundering and card fraud allegations in Kenya

Nigeria’s Kora has been cleared of cash laundering and card fraud allegations in Kenya

The money laundering and card fraud allegations raised against Korapay, the Nigerian payment company, by Kenya’s Asset Recovery Agency (ARA) in July have been dropped, according to documents seen by TechCabal.  According to its website,…

Unilever hopes to launch ‘cow-free’ ice cream however asks: ‘how will we place it to mainstream shoppers’?

Unilever hopes to launch ‘cow-free’ ice cream however asks: ‘how will we place it to mainstream shoppers’?

Journalists visiting its global R&D centre at Colworth Science Park in the UK, dubbed the ‘spiritual home of ice cream’, heard that the company sees precision fermentation – which uses yeast to produce real dairy proteins…

Mintel: What is going to we be consuming and ingesting in 2023 and past?

Mintel: What is going to we be consuming and ingesting in 2023 and past?

For its annual global trends report, Mintel compiled consumer data from 36 global markets, product launches from its Global New Products Database (GNPD), and additional insights from its suite of data science and analytics tools. Cognitive…

Naspers anticipating earnings to take a success in as we speak’s monetary outcomes

Naspers anticipating earnings to take a success in as we speak’s monetary outcomes

Naspers, a South African internet company and Africa’s largest company by market capitalization, has issued a warning that its financial results for the six-month period ending 30 September 2022, which will be released today, will…

Monitoring antimicrobial resistance traits to avoid wasting lives

Monitoring antimicrobial resistance traits to avoid wasting lives

Kinshasa – Nathalie* looked upon her convalescent baby, hope slowly wiping away distress. Her 12-month-old boy had been admitted to St Luc Hospital in Kisantu, a town in the south of the Democratic Republic of…

Digital advertising and marketing in Africa: The window of alternative is now

Digital advertising and marketing in Africa: The window of alternative is now

This Op-ed was submitted to TechCabal by Umar Bagus, Ignacio Crespo, Anton Efremov, and Geet Kashyap. In the last five years, the share of Africans who choose to buy goods and services online has more…

Mimicking whitefish with crops: Meet the Icelandic start-up creating Arctic seafood options

Mimicking whitefish with crops: Meet the Icelandic start-up creating Arctic seafood options

Unsustainable fishing practices are decimating the oceans. Close to 80% of the world’s fisheries are already fully exploited, over-exploited, depleted, or in a state of collapse.And yet, global fish consumption is on an upwards trajectory,…