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Behind The Scenes becomes first Nollywood movie to hit N200m on opening weekend in 2025
Funke Akindele’s Behind The Scenes has become the first Nollywood film to hit the N200 million mark on…
Fidelity Bank to limit transactions for accounts without tax ID or NIN from January 1
Fidelity Bank has announced that starting January 1, 2026, accounts that are not linked to a Tax Identification…
Standard Bank online and mobile banking platforms are down for South African users
South Africa’s Standard Bank is currently experiencing a major outage in its online and mobile banking channels. The…
South African lawmakers put Starlink launch on hold over policy clash
Elon Musk’s Starlink may face delays in delivering satellite internet to South Africa. Lawmakers are opposing a recent…
Artificial Intelligence to add $1 trillion to Africa’s GDP by 2035- AfDB report
Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to grow by an additional $1 trillion by 2035, driven by…
Juventus rejects Tether’s $1 billion+ takeover bid
Juventus owners, Exor, have firmly rejected a takeover bid from stablecoin issuer Tether, signalling that the club will…
VOLZ closes $5m Series A round, the largest funding raised by an Algerian startup
Algeria-based travel technology company VOLZ has successfully raised 600 million dinars, approximately $5 million, in a Series A…
Minister Bosun Tijani clarifies comments on tracking terrorists
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has issued a clarification following public criticism of…
NCC: Ongoing network issues in Abuja caused by fuel supply hitch to telecoms towers
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that the ongoing epileptic network service in Abuja, which is majorly…
