Nigeria consumer body threatens PoS operators with jail time over pricing
Nigeria’s consumer protection agency has threatened point-of-sale operators with jail terms and fines for price-fixing, after money and bank agents refused to back off...
Online bank Eyowo lays off workers as it pivots after CBN revoked licence
Digital bank Eyowo says it is laying off 11% of its workforce as it changes its business model to financial intelligence following the revocation...
Nigeria gets 10 slots as Google announces 40 startups getting up to $150,000
Google has announced 40 black-led startups as winners of the third round of its annual Black Founders Fund.
The $4 million fund aims to tackle...
Shutdown looms as app-based drivers reject 40% fare hike
App-based ride-hailing drivers say they will proceed on an indefinite strike after their companies approved only a 40% fare hike in response to the...
Guinness World deducts Hilda Baci’s hours but awards her cooking record
Guinness World Records has awarded Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual), with a time...