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Nigerian Government Bars Outgoing Calls on SIM Cards not Linked to National Identification Number

Nigeria’s federal government has barred all outgoing calls on every SIM card not linked to the National Identification Number (NIN) of the SIM card owner.

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Kenya-Based Churpy Set to Expand to Other Countries as it Raises $1 Million

Kenyan fintech startup, Churpy, has raised $1 million in seed funding to expand across Africa by setting up hubs in Nigeria, Egypt, and South Africa.

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African Management Institute Launches New Francophone Learning Programmes for Senegal and West Africa

The African Management Institute (AMI) (www.AfricanManagers.org), the continent’s leader in business and management training, recently launched a new series of francophone learning programmes to support the growth of small enterprises.

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MainOne Announces Expansion of Fiber Optic Network Facility

MainOne, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data centre solutions provider, has announced the expansion of its fibre optic network infrastructure to the Lagos Free Zone in Lekki. The firm, in.

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The Future of Nigeria through the MSMEs

By Omowumi Odesomi Late last year, Kola, a founder of an Ice Cream and Confectionary in Ekiti State, South-West Nigeria, was finding it difficult to continue doing business. His business.

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Lagos Airport Wears New Look with World Class Terminal

By Oluwatoyin Ajadi The new ultra-modern airport terminal at the Murtala Muhammed International airport in Lagos is now open for use for the travelling public following the commissioning of the.

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Microsoft Unveils New Initiatives to Support 10,000 African Start-Ups

Under the remit of its recently established Africa Transformation Office (ATO), Microsoft has announced new initiatives to accelerate the growth of 10,000 African startups and fast-track investment in Africa’s startup.

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Corporate Zambia Presses The ‘On’ Button

A new government, new technology and science ministry, and a renewed pledge to grow business from within Zambia are quickly promoting business confidence.  After a few sluggishly unproductive years, when.

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Ethiopia Starts Generating Power from Nile Hydropower Plant

Ethiopia began producing electricity on Sunday from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a multi-billion-dollar hydropower plant on the River Nile that neighbours Sudan and Egypt have worried will cause.

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African fintech Flutterwave triples valuation to over $3B after $250M Series D funding

Flutterwave has raised USD 250 million in Series D funding, raising the company’s value to over $3 billion, a representative of the company said on Tuesday.

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