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TikTok lays off safety and trust staff in Africa, Asia, Europe
Popular video content platform, TikTok is laying off global staff at its trust and safety unit as part…
CBN retains interest rate at 27.5%, encourages banks to make more cash available at ATMs
Nigeria’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has decided to retain the monetary policy rate (interest…
Airtel Nigeria revenue dropped by 40.34% to $738 million for 9 months ending Dec 2024
Nigeria’s second-largest telecom operator, Airtel Nigeria, saw its mobile services revenue decline to $738 million for the year…
Ayra Starr tops Spotify’s 2025 Global Impact List for Nigeria
Nigerian music sensation, Ayra Starr has secured the top spot on Spotify’s 2025 Global Impact List for Nigeria.…
FIRS wants Binance to pay $79.5bn for ‘economic loss’ and $2 million for tax evasion
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has placed a request to the Federal High Court in Abuja to…
Netflix, YouTube, others might start paying telecom maintenance fee in South Africa
In what was tagged a “fair share” rule, the South African Association for Communications and Technology (ACT) is…
EFCC arraigns 4 Chinese for crypto scam, cyber terrorism and internet fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned four Chinese before Justices M. Kakaki and Ayokunle Faji,…
Airtel adjusts data and voice call prices by almost 50%; see the new price list
Nigeria’s second-largest telecom operator, Airtel Nigeria, has made an adjustment of up to 50 per cent to its…
