Economy Archives - Page 58 of 69

Oct

29

2022

MoneyHash to drive digital payment in sub-Saharan Africa

Business, NewsAfrica, America, Business, Economy, Technology

US-based Egyptian fintech company Moneyhash recently expanded its operations into sub-Saharan Africa, in a bid to open up the continent for its payment system, Benjamindada Blog reports. In a conversation with Techcabal, MoneyHash CEO Abdel Razek said that the company wants to enter Sub-Saharan Africa due to the payment opportunities and challenges that exist in the region. In his words: “We stumbled upon it by chance while consulting a company on their payment strategy across the region. We just assumed that someone must have set up a library or something the companies could use as a layer of abstraction.” “The…

Oct

27

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Abia Gov’t warns Council Chairmen over plans to contract revenue beyond Dec., 2022.

Abia State, Economy, Metro, PoliticsAbia State, Economy, Metro, Nigeria, Okezie Ikpeazu, Politics

Information reaching the Government of Abia State reveals that some Chairmen of the Local Government Areas have contracted out viable revenue windows beyond December 2022. Government, strongly frowns at such unpatriotic and unlawful act which is capable of crippling the economy of the Local Government in the years ahead and occasion unnecessary litigations on successive administration. Government, directs all Chairmen of LGA's to refrain from engaging revenue collectors beyond 2022, and where such exist, immediate steps should be taken to revoke any revenue agreement exceeding December 2022. Government further warns all LGA Chairmen in the State to desist from such…

Oct

26

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

2023: Atiku, Tinubu, are ethnic champions, I am right man for the job – ADP’s Y. Y. Sani Insists.

Amos Oge Kalu, Economy, Opinion, Politics2023, ADP, Economy, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Yabaji Yusuf Sani

The Chairman of Action Democratic Party cum her candidate in the 2023 presidential General election, Engr Yabaji Yusuf Sani, has bared his mind concerning a lot of topical national issues bothering on leadership, the way to move Nigeria toward and untapped potential available to the country to make her compete favorably in the committee of nations of the world contrary to her forlorn state of despondent and dependency on oil occasioned by instituted maladministration and lack of political will to make the nation the true pride of Africa. These assertions were made in over one hour of a detailed interview…

Oct

24

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Court orders final forfeiture of over $2.7m Diezani’s Abuja homes, cars

Economy, Lifestyle, Metro, PoliticsCrime, Diezani Alison-Madueke, Economy, Metro, Nigeria

Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court, Abuja Monday ordered the final forfeiture of two Abuja properties and two luxury cars belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to the Federal Government. The judge gave the order forfeiting the assets to the federal government while ruling on the application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Suit No. 1122/2021 and Suit No 1123/2021, asking for the final forfeiture of the assets. The Commission had on November 29, 2021, secured the interim forfeiture of the assets in a ruling on a separate motion ex-parte,…

Oct

23

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Rescue Abia Project 2023: Ukpai Iro Ukpai will Reinvent Abia State

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Ohafia, Opinion, Politics2023, Comr Amos Kalu, Economy, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Ukpai Iro Ukpai

By arm of flesh shall no man prevail, … But we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. UIU These are statements of truth from the Holy Book set for us to draw strength, garner wisdom, and derive inspiration for the lofty task of service to humanity because only God chooses leaders to oversee the affairs of his creation. When God is with us, we can do all things. Suffice this to say that the ongoing negotiations to Rescue Abia State will require the wisdom and strength of God to understand that the desire for fresh air is sacrosanct…