The President of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, received a high-level Nigerian delegation led by the country’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar on Monday. The meeting follows on the heels of ...
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…To Boost Digital Payment Offering … support greater financial inclusion among unbanked in Nigeria Pan-African fintech startup and digital bank Carbon Bank (https://ng.getCarbon.co/) has partnered with Network International (https://bit.ly/3oT6tzT), the leading enabler of digital commerce across Africa and the Middle ...
Read More »2022 BUDGET: FG Allocates N5.9tn to Education, Health, Defence, Infrastructure
The Federal Government has allocated the sum of N5.93tn to critical sectors of the economy including defence, health, education and infrastructure. According to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, the Federal Government prioritised defence and infrastructure ...
Read More »Bitcoin Hits $100k in December – PlanB
…PlanB’s S2F model is reassuring that Bitcoin will cross $100,000 in Christmas …Based on the model, the analyst accurately predicted Bitcoin prices for the past two months We might see $100,000 Bitcoin by the end of this year, according to ...
Read More »e-Naira: How safe is Nigeria’s Central Bank Digital Currency?
As Nigeria braces to receive the e-Naira, which is set to be launched by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on October 1, 2021, many are starting to inquire about the security of this new digital currency and if it ...
Read More »AG Declares Open IPSAS Accrual Transition Workshop
… Promises Regular Training Of Staff A one–day International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) Accrual Basis Transition sensitization workshop for public servants in Akwa Ibom State Government employ has been declared open in Uyo, the State Capital. The Accountant General ...
Read More »Cryptocurrency Trading Becomes Legal In Dubai
…Dubai Steadily Becoming A Crypt-Friendly Hub …UAE Becoming A World Leader In Global Blockchain Adoption Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have approved for cryptocurrency trading to have legal backing in the economic free zone in Dubai. The Dubai ...
Read More »AKSG Issues Cheques To 2016 Retired Public Servants
Releases Over Eight Hundred And Seventy Million Naira To Beneficiaries Akwa Ibom State Government yesterday Monday 13th, September 2021, presented cheques to civil servants who retired from the State Civil Service in 2016. The retirees, two hundred and fifty five ...
Read More »Egypt-International Cooperation Forum, AfDB Joins Calls For Stronger Development Partnerships
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) Wednesday joined leaders of government and international organizations in calling for stronger partnerships to support Africa’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic at the first Egypt-International Cooperation Forum. Participants also urged greater cooperation with the private ...
Read More »El Salvador Becomes First Country To Accept Bitcoin As Legal Tender
President Nayib Bukele’s government claims the move will give many Salvadorans access to bank services for the first time and save some $400 million in fees on remittances sent home from abroad every year. He started the ball rolling Monday ...
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