Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Business

U.S. Launches International Entrepreneur Rule (IER) for Non-Citizen Startup Founders

The United States has a new rule called the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER) for people from other countries who want to start and grow their businesses in the United States. The goal of the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER) is to...

Nollywood’s “What About Us” Rakes in N24.6 Million During Opening Weekend

Nollywood's newest movie, "What About Us," made a big splash in Nigerian theaters, earning N24.6 million in just three days. The film premiered on July 12, 2024, marking the first time Emmanuel Iren, the head Pastor of Celebration Church International,...

Unity Bank Customers Garner Over N4 Million in Cashtoken Rewards Promotion

People who use Unity Bank have won over N4 million in cash rewards. This is part of a special program they started with a company called Cashtoken, which gives cash rewards. 40 lucky customers...

Crypto Trading Volume Drops by 21.8% in June, Marking Third Consecutive Month of Decline

In June, trading on centralized crypto exchanges went down by 21.8%, continuing a trend we've seen since March. This is the third month in a row with less trading activity.A report from CC Data showed that the total trading...

UC RUSAL Pledges $500 Million to Revitalize Aluminium Smelter Company in Ikot Abasi

UC RUSAL, the team that runs Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON), wants to put $500 million into fixing the smelter company in Ikot Abasi, a place in Akwa Ibom State.This news came from ALSCON's boss, Alexey Arnautov, when...

Netflix Gains 8 Million New Paid Subscribers in Q2 2024, Achieves $9.5 Billion Revenue Milestone

Netflix, a popular place to watch shows and movies online, got 8.05 million new subscribers in the second part of 2024. People thought Netflix would only get 5.2 million new users, but they did...

N70,000 Minimum Wage: Nigerians Express Concerns Over Rising Living Costs

On Thursday, July 18, 2024, President Bola Tinubu said that Nigerian workers will now get a new minimum wage of N70,000. This means workers will earn at least this amount every month, and the wage will be...

Manufacturers Outline Requirements for Implementing N70k Minimum Wage

Sure, I'll rewrite the blog post using simpler language and include user intent, user interest, and examples for better understanding. Here it is: The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) wants the government to listen...

INTERPOL Freezes 720 Bank Accounts Tied to Online Fraud in West Africa

Operation Jackal III: INTERPOL Busts Major Online Fraud Networks INTERPOL, the International Criminal Police Organization, has...

Appeals Court Rejects Sylva’s Legal Challenge to Diri’s Election as Bayelsa Governor

In Abuja, the Court of Appeal dismissed a case brought by former Petroleum Resources Minister, Timipre Sylva, against Douye Diri’s election as the governor of Bayelsa State.The decision was made on Thursday by a three-judge panel led by Justice...

Latest News

Tuggar probes Africa's security membership at UN

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has campaigned for Africa to be a permanent member of...