Telecom Subscribers Sue Nigerian Government Over Tax
Telecommunication consumers under the aegis of the National Association of Telecoms Subscribers have dragged the Federal Government to court over its plan to implement a five percent excise duty on te...
6 Feb 20231min
Nigerian Lawmakers Considers Reconvene If Naira Swap Crisis Continues
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila says the lawmakers may reconvene if the hardship occasioned by the naira swap continues. He says while the lawmakers are on break and are...
6 Feb 202350s
Nigerian Central Bank Insists No Extension On Naira Swap Deadline
The Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele insisted that the apex bank will not extend the deadline for swapping old naira notes with the newly redesigned ones. He says that the CBN and other s...
6 Feb 202347s
ChatGPT Firm Trials $20 Monthly Subscription Fee
The firm behind the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT is trialing a subscription service in the US. chatbot creator OpenAI says for $20 per month, subscribers will get access to the platform even at peak tim...
3 Feb 202357s
British Gas Suspends Force-fitting Prepayment Meters
British Gas has suspended the force-fitting of prepayment meters after a report said it imposed them on vulnerable customers. The Times reported a company employed by British Gas had broken into homes...
3 Feb 202355s
U.S Announces Smaller Rate Rise As Inflation Cools
The US central bank has raised interest rates again as it continues its fight to stabilize prices in the world's largest economy. The Federal Reserve says it was raising its key rate by 0.25 percentag...
3 Feb 202354s
Australia To Remove British Monarch From Banknotes
Australia central bank says the country will erase the British monarch from its banknotes, replacing the late Queen Elizabeth II’s image on its $5 note with a design honoring Indigenous culture. The R...
3 Feb 202350s
Malawi Anti-graft Chief Suspended Over Leaked Audio
The head of Malawi's Anti-Corruption Bureau, Martha Chizuma, has been suspended over leaked audio in which she made comments that could potentially prejudice people accused of corruption. The audio le...
3 Feb 202356s
