Pedestrians walk past an electronic board?displaying the exchange rate for the Japanese yen against the US dollar in Tokyo on July 2, 2024. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
Tokyo shares closed at all-time highs on Thursday, tracking records on Wall Street where bullish global investors drove US tech firms higher. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.82 percent, or 332.89
The gloomy global economy portends danger for startups, especially fintechs, according to ‘Africa: The Big Deal report. The report noted that in 2024 so far, start-up funding in Africa is not quite
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) said the yearly Domain Name System (DNS) industry roughly equates to $17.5 million in value for African country code top-level domains (ccTLD) domain
RT Briscoe Nigeria Plc has secured the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise N10 billion in funds through a newly introduced savings and investments scheme. Speaking with journalists
Reckitt’s Global CEO, Cris Licht, has reiterated the company’s commitment to Nigeria, emphasising the significance of its social impact programme and hygiene initiatives. Speaking during a prestigious Social Impact Stakeholders Dinner in
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) is seeking collaboration with the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) to enforce compulsory vehicle insurance. The Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive of NAICOM, Olusegun Omosehin, last week,
In a significant move towards enhancing corporate transparency and sustainability in Nigeria, Rubicola Consulting has teamed up with NGX Regulation Limited and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) to conduct an
With Nigeria and 27 African countries doubling their population in the past 30 years amid an estimated annual infrastructure deficit of $170 billion, there is a need for African leaders to scale
NASD Plc has finalised the processes for issuances on the NASD Digital Securities platform, which cuts across real estate, agriculture real estate, entertainment, creative and infrastructure assets involving public-private partnerships (PPPs). Managing
•Expert seeks establishment of fiscal, monetary committee The bill tagged ‘establishment of a Coordinating Committee for Monetary and Fiscal Policies’ may interfere with the monetary independence of the Central Bank of Nigeria
Executive Director, Corporate Services, Sims Nigeria Limited, Mr. Fab Uzor (left); Country Manager Entertainment, TCL Electronics, Mr Alec Zhang; Chairman, Sims Nigeria Limited, Chief Simeon Eyisi; Country Manager Home Appliances, TCL Electronics, Mr Sam Yuan & Executive Director Operations, Sims Nigeria Limited, Ik Eyisi at the TCL - SIMS Partnership event held in Lagos recently.
As part of efforts to address job deficit and improve the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a consumer electronics company, SIMS Nigeria Limited and Chinese manufacturer, TCL, have agreed on a partnership