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Airtel Africa posts profit after tax of $376 million in H1 2025, a 375% YoY surge
Airtel Africa has reported a 375.3% year-on-year (YoY) increase in its Profit After Tax (PAT) to $376 million…
GTCO’s HabariPay doubles profit to N4.02 billion in H1 2025
HabariPay Limited, the fintech arm of Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), recorded a profit before tax of N4.02…
Airtel Nigeria’s revenue increases by 46.5% to $699m in H1, 2025
Telecoms company Airtel Nigeria has recorded $699 million total revenue in the half year ending September 30, 2025.…
Amazon to cut at least 30,000 corporate jobs in its biggest layoffs yet
Amazon is preparing a sweeping layoff that could affect as many as 30,000 corporate employees, according to sources…
Elon Musk takes on Wikipedia with Grokipedia, an AI-generated encyclopedia with over 800k articles at launch
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has launched Grokipedia, an AI-generated encyclopedia to compete with Wikipedia. At launch…
Meta hosts 2-day Abuja summit to fight rising wave of digital crimes in Africa
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has concluded “The Future of Online Safety Summit” in…
Nigeria’s media and entertainment industry to generate $5.8bn by 2029
Nigeria’s media and entertainment industry to hit $5.8bn in 2029 driven by young population, GenAI and others
Zenith Bank announces ₦70 million Zecathon to accelerate Africa’s startup growth
Zenith Bank, one of Nigeria’s top banking institutions, has now opened applications for Zecathon 5.0, its annual startup…
Access Holdings acquires National Bank of Kenya for N179bn
Access Holdings Plc, parent company of Access Bank, has finalised its N179.1 billion ($109.6 million) acquisition of the…
Bolt, Uber, inDrive lack authority to set ride fares – drivers’ union, AUATON says
As the debate about whether e-hailing drivers have the power to set their own prices continues to rage,…
