CBA Foundation says man’s inhumanity to man is at its worst in the way in-laws treat widows

AUTHOR: Ony Kachi After Mrs kumbaya (name changed to protect her identity) lost her husband at work in 2005, she was accused of killing him. The accusation did not come from her husband’s brothers but his sister, who had earlier…

DPO Group enables USSD payment option in Nigeria

This new feature allows merchants to receive payments from customers who don’t have access to mobile banking or a payment card. African digital payments company DPO Group has added a new form of payment that will allow merchants to get paid by…

Nigerian Breweries 3-month profit surpasses whole of last year’s in record-breaking surge

Shares in the beer-maker accelerated by 4.8 per cent on Lagos’ Custom Street following the news. Nigerian Breweries recorded a quarterly net profit never before seen since it teed off operation in Nigeria in 1949 as its bottom-line for the period from…

Twitter: Musk promises free speech after $44bn purchase

Elon Musk has agreed a deal to buy Twitter for about $44bn. This was confirmed on Monday after Twitter agreed to be taken over at $54.20 a share. Speaking on the motivation behind the deal, Musk revealed that he intends…

Twitter accepts to sell company to Elon Musk for $44 billion

Mr Musk will take Twitter private, and Twitter stockholders will receive $54.20 in cash for each share of Twitter common stock that they own upon closing of the proposed transaction. Twitter has agreed a definitive deal to sell itself to…

NCDMB, petroleum engineers hail Dangote Refinery’s world-class tech application

THE Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE, and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, have applauded Dangote Petroleum Refinery for its application of world-class technology in the construction of the 650,000 barrels per day refinery project. The two associations,…

Toyota Alabama to receive $222M manufacturing investment

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Toyota Alabama announced that it will receive a new investment of $222M further the development of 4-cylinder engines and hybrid-electric technology. The announcement was made Tuesday at the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber. Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, Madison…

Elon Musk Says He Doesn’t Own A Home, Sleeps In Friends’ Spare Bedrooms

Elon Musk made the revelation in an interview with TED. Billionaire Elon Musk – the richest person in the world – has said that he doesn’t own a house right now and sleeps in friends’ spare bedrooms. The revelation was…

Shell, AFC, seven Nigerian banks battle Aiteo over $2 billion loan

The claimants say Aiteo has failed to pay back $2 billion it borrowed from them, but the oil firm claims no responsibility after declaring force majeure. A high court in England has ruled that Shell Plc, Africa Finance Corporation, and seven Nigerian…

FIRSTBANK CONVENES SMECONNECT WEBINAR TO ENLIGHTEN SMES ON ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT METHODS THAT ARE KEY TO DRIVING REVENUE

In furtherance of its role in promoting the sustainability and viability of the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, FirstBank will by 11:00am on Thursday, 24 March 2022 convene its SMEConnect webinar themed…