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Grammy winner rapper, Nicki Minaj is set to enthrall her fans with her upcoming tour 'Pink Friday Tour 2.' However, even before her tour dates have been revealed, one of Nicki's fans in Nigeria has said she was overwhelmed after the star responded to one of her posts on X (formerly known as Twitter). Taking to the social media platform, Ramat Victory expressed disappointment that Nicki's tour will not be held in her country.

Sugar prices are soaring in many places

Argentina's Bitcoin (BTC)-friendly Javier Milei won the country’s presidential run-off election on Nov. 19, beating out his opponent Sergio Massa.

ABUJA — MTN Nigeria, a leading telecommunications company, is advancing its infrastructure strategy by reallocating approximately 2,500 network sites from IHS Towers to American Tower (NYSE:AMT) Corporation (ATC). This move is part of a detailed bidding process that aligns with the company's contract renewal schedule, with most IHS agreements set to conclude by 2029.

The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria has been charged with procurement fraud

Binance will publicly roll out a Thailand-based crypto exchange in early 2024 via a joint venture with local energy giant Gulf Energy Development.

CFX Labs has raised $9.5 million in seed investments to expand its Solana-based stablecoin payment and remittances network.

Chris Brown has dropped his 11th studio album, '11:11,' a day earlier than initially planned. Originally scheduled for release on the apt date of November 11(11/11), Chris Brown decided to treat his fans by releasing the album a day ahead. In an Instagram clip, he shared the exciting news, stating, «I'mma give [the album] to y'all a day early, the album comes out tomorrow.» This unexpected drop adds an element of surprise to the highly anticipated project. Before the album's official release, Chris Brown teased fans with a taste of what's to come through singles like «Summer Too Hot,» «Sensational» featuring Davido and Lojay, and «Nightmares» featuring Byron Messia. These tracks served as glimpses into the diverse soundscape that '11:11' promises. '11:11' follows a year of notable collaborations for Chris Brown, showcasing his versatility and ability to seamlessly blend with other artists. Collaborations with the likes of Ciara, Chlöe, Friday, Ty Dolla $ign, and Tee Grizzley with Mariah the Scientist have set the stage for an album that is sure to captivate a wide audience.

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, has entered into a partnership with a UK-based computing education charity, Raspberry Pi Foundation, to launch Code Clubs across Nigeria.

world population growth continues a long-term trend of slowing down, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. The bureau estimates the global population exceeded the threshold Sept.

Nigeria's president has signed a controversial bill that earmarks $6.1 million for a presidential yacht and millions more for sport utility vehicles for his wife and other top government officials

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, said the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) program’s million applicants will undergo an introductory artificial intelligence (AI) course.

The Blockchain Association of Kenya (BAK) has announced that it will prepare the first draft of the country’s blockchain legislation as it seeks to join the list of nations with proper rule clarity. 

Crypto, the buzzword in the world of finance. There are currently around 31 million users of these digital assets in Europe, according to estimations from cryptocurrency payment gateway TripleA.

ICDS programme to improve the nutritional and health status of children in the age group 0-6 years, laying the foundation for proper psychological, physical and social development of the child. India is also leveraging technology under an ambitious Poshan Tracker for dynamic identification of underweight children, as also of stunting and wasting among them, and for last-mile tracking of nutrition service delivery. Even as India is making rapid progress on health, paradoxically the Global Hunger Index (GHI) has placed India among the bottom 15 ranks, at No.

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Turkey is reportedly drafting fresh regulations to govern crypto assets in an effort to convince the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) — an international organization responsible for combating financial crimes — to remove it from a “grey list” of nations that have not done enough to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.

By Arathy Somasekhar

Consolidated net profit (after exceptional items) for India’s second-largest telco fell for the second consecutive quarter to Rs 1,340.7 crore in the July-September quarter from Rs1,612.5 crore in the preceding quarter and Rs 2,145.2 crore a year earlier. Airtel’s net income (before exceptional items), though, rose 44.2% on-year and 2% sequentially to Rs 2,960 crore. “This decision (court ruling) does not alter the total amount of VLF allowed as deduction over the licence period but creates a timing difference wherein later years would have a higher deduction,” the company said in its earnings statement Tuesday. As a result, Airtel has made a tax provision of Rs 226.3 crore and included the interest charge on the matter amounting to Rs 1,350 crore as part of the exceptional items, it added. “Additionally, exceptional items include a charge of Rs 2,203 million (Rs 220.3 crore) on account of re-assessment of regulatory levies.

An explosion aboard the Trinity Spirit off the coast of Nigeria last year that killed five workers and left two others unaccounted for stands among the deadliest tragedies on an oil ship or platform in recent years

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has met with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu as part of a West Africa tour as the European country looks to diversify its trade partners and expand economic partnerships in the energy-rich region