A new 24-club super league that aims to revolutionize African soccer and become its richest competition has been launched by Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe, even as his organization reported a loss of nearly $50 million last year. Motsepe said at the start of CAF’s general assembly in Arusha, Tanzania, on Wednesday that …
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Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as the Best Commercial Bank, Nigeria in the World Finance Banking Awards 2022, retaining the award for a second consecutive year. The bank was also named as the Best Corporate Governance Bank, Nigeria in the World Finance Corporate Governance Awards 2022. The awards, which were presented to the Group Managing …
The Central African Republic’s presidency announced on Wednesday that bitcoin has been approved as an official currency, making it the first in Africa and just the second in the world to do so. A bill controlling the usage of cryptocurrencies was decisively passed by parliament last week, according to a statement signed by Obed Namsio, …
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United Bank for Africa Plc has announced the appointment of Mrs. Caroline Anyanwu as Non-Executive Director of the company. This was disclosed through a notice of the company’s AGM resolutions filed with the Exchange and signed by the company’s secretary, Bili Odum. Mrs. Caroline Anyanwu was elected and appointed at the just concluded 60th Annual …
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Google has informed its Nigerian users that the company would charge 7.5% VAT on all taxable goods and services, effective from April 1st, 2022. This was disclosed by Google via email sent to its Nigerian users. Google also stated that the amount of VAT charged on purchases will appear as a separate line in the …
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Canada has decided to ease entry for fully vaccinated international travellers from February 28th, as reported COVID-19 cases in the country declined. It is allowing a rapid antigen test for travellers instead of a molecular one, as antigen tests are cheaper and can provide results within minutes, as opposed to the molecular test. These new …
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The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has finally announced the release of the results of the 2021 second series edition of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates, also known as General Certificate Examination (GCE). The examination body said that a total of 48.61% of the total number of candidates that …
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The association of multidisciplinary biomedical and healthcare researchers has disclosed developed a vaccine for cholera. A team led by the acting Head of Department, Microbiology, Adeleke University, Ede, Dr. Oladipo Kolawole, under the coordination of the Vice-Chancellor, Precious Cornerstone University, Ibadan, Prof. Julius Oloke, Deputy Coordinators; Prof. Olubukola Oyawoye of Federal University, Oye Ekiti and …
The US Mission has announced that it will commence a no-interview visa renewal program in Nigeria. After the launch of the initiative, it will be evaluated based on fraud and workload factors before possible scaling and expansion and will commence in Lagos this month. The US mission in a statement on its official website explained …
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Manchester United announces that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has left his role as manager. Ole will always be a legend at Manchester United and it is with regret that we have reached this difficult decision. While the past few weeks have been disappointing, they should not obscure all the work he has done over the past …
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