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Alex Ikwechegh to be arraigned in Abuja court as Bolt promises to compensate assaulted driver
Alex Ikwechegh is facing charges of assault on a Bolt driver
Driver’s license: FRSC, ECOWAS to create a unified registration system for West Africa
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in collaboration with other West African countries, is set to adopt a…
President Biden hails Nigeria over release of Tigran Gambaryan
The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden has expressed appreciation to the Nigerian government and…
Janngo Capital, an African VC with 56% female-led startups closes $78m second fund
Janngo Capital claims between 15 to 30 per cent ownership in startups
TikTok’s Zhang Yiming becomes China’s richest person, now valued $49.3 billion
TikTok and ByteDance founder, Zhang Yiming has become China’s richest person with a personal wealth of $49.3 billion.…
Nigeria experiences 2,560 cyber attacks weekly, NSA Nuhu Ribadu promises help
Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has expressed concerns over the recent cyber attacks in the…
NIN-SIM verification: Telcos lose 67.2m subscriptions in one year as data usage rises by 26%
Internet data subscriptions also witnessed an uptick in the 12 months under review
The big AI race: Meta set to create own search engine
Meta has announced that it is currently working on an artificial intelligence-based search engine for optimization. The company…
Moniepoint raises $110m series C funding to power Africa expansion and FX business
Moniepoint says it processes over 800 million transactions each month, with a monthly total value exceeding $17 billion
Google launches $5.8 million fund to boost AI skills across Sub-Saharan Africa
Leading global tech company, Google has announced a $5.8 million investment fund to boost artificial intelligence (AI) skill…
