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The influx of substandard products into the Nigeria market has been a source of concern to many people. From household materials to consumables and other products and services, the market is saturated with hazardous goods. To address…

Since it was introduced over a decade ago, only about 30 of the world’s 196 countries have embraced and expressed a positive stance towards cryptocurrency usage in their economies. While the United States of America, Australia, Canada, and…

Pascal Oparada It appears that Nigerians are united in the condemnation of the recent ban on cryptocurrency by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Former vice president and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the…

Pascal Oparada  Nigerians have described the ban on Cryptocurrencies in the country by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as an act of backwardness.  According to them, crypto is the way to go in a world seeking to digitize payments.  …

A partner at Stransact Partners, Yomi Salawu, has said that increasing the personal income tax during the COVID-19 pandemic will not help to alleviate poverty. He said this while speaking on the implications of the newly signed Finance…

  After a chaotic day of Nigerians trying to register for their National Identification Number (NIN) the Federal Government on Monday extended the registration period for the linking of National Identity Number (NIN) to telecom…

Nigerian Information Technology start-ups can generate $30 billion in 10 years, according to the Director-General of the Nigeria Information and Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr. Kashifu Abdullahi. He made the comment…

The Nigerian government has ordered mobile telecommunication operators in the country to stop the sale and registration of new SIM cards. The directive applies to all mobile operators including MTN, Globacom, Airtel and…

Pascal Oparada Last week, one of Nigeria’s telco, 9Mobile operated by EMTS launched its bank, 9PSB (Payment Service Bank) designed to reach Nigeria’s unbanked populace. The company got the nod of Nigeria’s apex bank, CBN to operate…

The idea of a coffee shop might at first seem novel, like something that belongs to an American city or a European urban centre. But Chukwuma Egbuna, a Delta State indigene, is bent on entrenching it in Lagos. Agos Café, his…