Legend Internet Plc has confirmed compliance with the Nigerian Exchange Limited’s (NGX) minimum free float requirement, following its listing on the Main Board of the Exchange on 24 April 2025. The company in a notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited, disclosed that it has made a sufficient quantity […]
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SEC: ISA 2025 Bans Unregistered Digital Asset Exchanges, Online Forex Platforms
The newly enacted Investments and Securities Act, 2025 (ISA 2025) has made it illegal to operate digital asset exchanges or online foreign exchange trading platforms without formal registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ISA 2025 significantly strengthens the regulatory framework […]
MTN Foundation Opens Applications For 2025 Scholarships
MTN Foundation has opened applications for its 2025 scholarship programme, in a bid to trengthening the development of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), encouraging excellence in academic pursuit, deepening diversity and inclusion by empowering blind students in Nigeria. According to the Foundation in a statement the […]
Ecobank, Coding Firm Partner to Boost Students Digital Training
Ecobank Nigeria, a subsidiary of Ecobank Group, has teamed up with Code 14 Labs to expand the accessibility and reach of coding education for children across Nigeria. The partnership leverages Code 14 Labs’ interactive coding workbooks, including the “Andrew Teaches” coding workbook, along with its network of […]
Blockchain Technology Will Aid Market Regulation – SEC
The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Dr. Emomotimi Agama has emphasized that the deployment of blockchain technology will improve efficiency and aid the regulation of the capital market. Agama stated this during a session with a delegation from Algorand Foundation, at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. […]
Airtel Africa’s Data Penetration Climbs 13.8% To 71.4m as Customer Base Expands
Airtel Africa has reported a significant increase in its data and mobile money customer base in its nine months ended December 31, 2024. The company’s total customer base grew by 7.9 per cent to reach 163.1m, with data customer penetration rising by 13.8 per cent, bringing the number of […]
BudgIT Raises Concern Over Irregularities in 2025 FG Proposed Budget, Calls for Prudent, Patriotic, and Inclusive Review by National Assembly
BudgIT, a civic-tech organisation promoting transparency, accountability, and effective service delivery in Nigeria, has observed certain legacy issues with the 2025 Federal Government Proposed Budget and calls on the National Assembly to proactively address the irregularities, exercise its “Powers of the Purse” responsibly, allow robust public participation in the budget […]
Airtel Africa CFO To Retire In July 2025
Airtel Africa Plc has announced that its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Jaideep Paul, will retire following the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for July 2025. The announcement was made in a statement issued by the company and submitted to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). Paul, 63, will transition […]
Fiducia, Mynd partner to enhance supply chain financing in Africa
Fiducia, a Nigerian digital supply chain financing platform, says it has partnered with Mynd Fintech, a subsidiary of M1xchange, to enhance supply chain financing in Africa and the Caribbean. Chukwuka Amadife, the Chief Operations Officer of Fiducia, said this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. He said that the […]
SEC Warns Nigerian Public To Stay Clear of Marino FX Limited
The Securities and Exchange Commission has warned the public not to transact any business with Marino FX Limited as the company is not registered by the Commission operate in any capacity in the capital market in Nigeria. This was contained in a notice by the SEC in Abuja Wednesday. […]