Companies

Fintech firm Chipper Cash exploring sale after SVB fall

Fintech startup Chipper Cash is said to be considering selling off the company after...

Payment giant Stripe raises $6.5bn, slashes valuation by half

American payment processor firm Stripe has raised $6.5 billion in fresh funding and at same time lowered its valuation to $50 billion,...

Zuckerberg confirms Meta will lay off 10,000 employees

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has confirmed it is laying off another 10,000...

Naira scarcity forces Indian keke maker Bajaj to cut production

Indian motorcycle and three-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto is cutting down on its projected export...

Another U.S. bank fails, govt moves to protect customers

United States regulators have shut down a second bank after the collapse of the...

Silicon Valley Bank, lender to world’s biggest startups, collapses

U.S. regulators have shut down Silicon Valley Bank, the California-based lender to some of...

Nigerian startup Alerzo lays off hundreds blaming economy

Alerzo, a Nigerian e-commerce company that connects retailers and their suppliers, has laid off...

Naira shortage forces Heineken’s February sales to 15-year low

Heineken NV, world’s second largest brewer, says it had its worst February in 15...

Meta plans new layoffs — that may affect Nigerian workers

Meta, Mark Zuckerberg’s behemoth, and owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is planning a...

Elon Musk’s Tesla cuts prices of U.S. models to drive sales

Tesla has announced a reduction in the prices of two of its electric cars,...

Corporate Wrap-Up: Seplat down, Dangote Sugar and Transcorp Hotel up

Last week, companies listed in Nigeria reported a mix of fortune as they raced...

Google announces $4m fund for startups in Africa, Europe

Tech giant, Google, is calling for applications for the third tranche of its Black Founders Fund grant...

Mercedes-Benz and Cisco work to create mobile office in cars

Cisco says it is working with Mercedes Benz to add its Webex conferencing tools...

Dangote Cement posts N382 billion profit, proposes dividend

Dangote Cement has reported a 5% surge in its full-year profit in 2022 after...

Nigerian firm in deal to ship lithium to U.S. for processing

Continental Lithium, a Nigerian lithium mining and trading company, says it has entered into...