Live poker continues to boom across the world, and the recent inaugural Lagos Poker Festival (LPF) is no exception. Held in Nigeria’s economic hub and Africa’s largest city of Lagos, the two-day festival which was held on the 16th & 17th of March 2024, surpassed its guarantee and crowned two champions for the NLHE Main … Read more
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Spiro has the largest fleet of electric motorcycles on the roads in Africa. Spiro now has over 13,000 electric motorbikes and 40,000 swappable batteries in operation across Benin, Togo, Rwanda, and Kenya. Spiro says, to date, riders have collectively … Read more
The 29-year-old chess player and child education advocate played in part to raise money for underprivileged children. A Nigerian chess champion has broken the world record for the longest chess marathon after playing unbeaten for more than 58 hours in New York City’s Times Square to raise money for underprivileged children. Tunde Onakoya, 29, embarked … Read more
The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has condemned the outright refusal of some businesses to crash the prices of their goods despite the Naira gaining against the Dollar.
Manufacturers faulted the decision by CBN directing deposit money banks to stop the use of foreign currencies as collateral for naira loans
SHELT, a cybersecurity solutions provider, has announced the debut of its latest subsidiary in Nigeria, SHELT System Integration (SHELT SI). The new venture, in a statement, reaffirmed its dedication to Nigeria’s digital future and aims to attract top talents within Nigeria, ensuring access to the best minds in the industry. The company said it was … Read more
Meta, the company behind Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, has expanded its AI service, “Meta AI,” to twelve countries outside the United States. These countries include Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa, as well as Canada, Australia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, and others. The rollout, currently in English, aims to boost connections and equip users with new creative, … Read more
Nigeria’s seat of power, Abuja has been named as the host city of Group III of this year’s Davis Cup Championship by the International Tennis Federation. Nigeria returned to Group III alongside Ghana from the Group IV championships held in Kigali, Rwanda in 2023 and now the team will be campaigning in Group III with … Read more
It looks like this is factual. Yes, the CEO of FirstBank of Nigeria has resigned in the most intriguing way considering that his contract expires at the end of the year, Dec 31, 2024. I just hope it is well with him and his family as bank leaders do not resign like janitors with no … Read more
*Remittance task force to report directly to Cardoso *Naira will continue to appreciate against dollar, says Shettima Festus Akanbi in Lagos and Deji Elumoye in Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has secured the cooperation of some International Money Tranfer Organisations (IMTOs) to double the flow of remittance to Nigeria in its current bid … Read more