Wema Bank Announces First Pitch Centre for Hackaholics 7.0

Following the official announcement of the 7th edition of Hackaholics, Wema Bank has announced University of Uyo as the first pitch centre location in the national tour of Hackaholics, the Bank’s flagship youth and startup-focused initiative designed to help young Africans transform their creative, game-changing, tech-driven ideas into working solutions. Scheduled for July 15 to…

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MTN Nigeria CFO Modupe Kadri acquires 275,309 shares in insider deal

The Chief Financial Officer of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, Modupe Kadri, has purchased 275,309 ordinary shares valued at approximately N218.3 million. The transaction was disclosed in a regulatory filing dated June 16, 2026, and signed by the Company Secretary, Uto Ukpanah. According to the filing submitted to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), the share acquisition…

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Ripple keys into Flutterwave’s Series E to accelerate African stablecoin payments

Africa’s leading payments infrastructure company, Flutterwave, has announced a strategic investment with leading provider of blockchain-based enterprise solutions, Ripple.    The strategic investment and partnership centres on a robust product integration designed to accelerate the adoption of digital asset infrastructure, bringing unprecedented speed, liquidity, and cost-efficiency to cross-border commerce throughout Africa. The partnership is built…

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National policy and awareness to drive more Nigerian youths into Recycling- Polysmart

Polysmart Packaging Limited have called for the establishment of a national policy on recycling and intense awareness to drive more Nigerians especially youths into the recycling business. The company made this call during an interview session at its Capacity Development Seminar  hosted recently in Lagos in collaboration with Switch Recycling Innovations Ltd., and the Lagos…

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Stakeholders Demands Transparency In FG’S N2.5 Livestock Deal

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s livestock sector have called on the Federal Government to release details of its reported $2.5 billion agreement with jbs.com.br⁠, a Brazilian meat processing company. The demand emerged at a regional meeting in Minna, where farmers, experts, civil society groups and government representatives discussed the possible effects of the proposed investment. Participants said…

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Nigerians Storm UAE Bank Social Media Pages, Warn Against Asset Swap Loan To Tinubu

Several Nigerians have taken to the comment section of social media pages of the First Abu Dhabi Bank of the United Arab Emirate to express opposition over plans by the Bola Tinubu government to secure $5 billion borrowing arrangement under the Total Return Swap, financing structure. The development is coming after the International Monetary Fund…

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