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We had no solar eclipse in Nigeria- Astronomy society
The Astronomy Society of Nigeria (ASN) has faulted claims that Monday’s solar eclipse in parts of America was also observed in Nigeria. The President of ASN, Prof. Augustine Ubachukwu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the claim was wrong. “Solar eclipses take place during the day; unlike lunar eclipses that occur at night, the path of the eclipse…
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foreign
Nigerians in diaspora celebrate out-going CG in New York, Egopija
Nigerians in the diaspora in New York and New Jersey have celebrated the achievements of the outgoing Consul-General (CG) of Nigeria in New York, Amb. Lot Egopija, on completion of his tour of duty. Egopija served the country in that capacity from April 2021 to March 2024. In separate farewell events organised for the outgoing ambassador in New York and…
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General News
FG seeks international support for Africa’s development strategies
Mrs. Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, has urged the international community to support Africa with sustainable funding for its development strategies through economic empowerment and gender equality. Mrs. Grace Njoku, the ministry’s Head of Press and Publicity, made this known in a statement after the minister made her presentation at the ongoing Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68),…
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United States
New York Judge Orders Trump to Pay $355 Million in Fraud Case
New York, February 17, 2024 – In a landmark ruling on Friday, a New York judge instructed former United States President Donald Trump to pay $355 million over allegations of fraud, further delivering a blow by barring him from running companies in the state for three years. Trump, the presumed Republican presidential nominee for the upcoming election, faced allegations of…
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Africa
Uptime Appoints Mustapha Louni Chief Business Officer
NEW YORK — Uptime Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Mustapha Louni to the position of Chief Business Officer, a role specifically created to drive strategic leadership and client success. In this new role, Mr. Louni will assume responsibility for the global Uptime sales and marketing organizations and drive overall business value for all Uptime clients. He will…
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IHS Towers Partners with Limitless Space Institute to Inspire Space Exploration and Education in Brazil and Nigeria
LONDON & NEW YORK — IHS Holding Limited (NYSE: IHS) (“IHS Towers”), one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has today announced a one-year partnership with the Limitless Space Institute (LSI), a non-profit education and research organization. This partnership will commence in January 2024 and is designed to…
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Africa
EMTECH Releases its Web-3 Enabled Central Banking Digital Currency Innovation Kit For Fintechs
NEW YORK — EMTECH, an award-winning software company and first-of-its-kind Modern Central Banking Infrastructure provider, today announced the public release of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Innovation Kit for fintechs and financial service providers looking to test new fintech solutions and business models with Central Bank Digital Currency. With over 10 trillion of paper cash in circulation and over 93% of central banks…
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Africa
West African Monetary Institute (WAMI) Partners with EMTECH SOLUTIONS INC to Modernize Fintech Regulatory Frameworks Across the West African Monetary Zone
ACCRA, Ghana & NEW YORK — The West African Monetary Institute (WAMI) and EMTECH SOLUTIONS Inc. today announced a strategic partnership to modernize country-level and regional regulatory sandboxes, enabling the harmonization of heterogeneous Fintech regulatory policies and frameworks across the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ). The collaboration aims at strengthening financial integration across the WAMZ member states. WAMI and EMTECH will establish…
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Africa
VigiPay of Nigeria Selects ThetaRay AI Solution for AML Monitoring
LAGOS, Nigeria & NEW YORK & TEL AVIV, Israel —VigiPay, a Nigerian fintech providing digital payment services, and ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology, today announced they will collaborate to protect VigiPay’s growing business against money laundering, sanctions violations, and other financial crime risks. Through the agreement, ThetaRay will provide VigiPay the SONAR AML solution, a cloud-based transaction monitoring and…
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Africa
Forbes Gathers The Best And Brightest Young Entrepreneurs in Botswana For The Second Annual Forbes Under 30 Summit Africa
NEW YORK — In April 2022, Forbes held its first-ever Under 30 Summit Africa, which convened the world’s most elite young entrepreneurs and game-changers. The Forbes Under 30 Summit Africa will return to Botswana once again from April 23-26, 2023, to harness the power of entrepreneurial capitalism amid a country whose growth is ripe with opportunities for young entrepreneurs and rapidly becoming a…
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Africa
Uptime Institute Completes Acquisition of LEET Security S.L. to Deliver Comprehensive Cyber Security Rating System
NEW YORK — Uptime Institute,(“Uptime”) the Global Digital Infrastructure Authority, a Dominus Capital, L.P. portfolio company, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of LEET Security S.L.. LEET Security provides an independent cyber security risk evaluation methodology and rating system that has been designed to specifically identify, characterize, and rate cyber security risk within any services utilizing digital infrastructure…
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Africa
Uptime Institute Completes Acquisition of CNet Training, the International Award-Winning Technical Education Company
NEW YORK — Uptime Institute, the Global Digital Infrastructure Authority, a Dominus Capital, L.P. portfolio company, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Academia Group Limited and all of its global subsidiaries including CNet Training, Ltd. CNet Training, located in Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England, is an International award-winning technical education company. CNet Training has been designing and…
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Nigeria’s envoy to explore sister city relationship to facilitate education
The Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Amb. Lot Egopija says the Consulate will facilitate the sister city relationship between the city of New York. and some cities in Nigeria to boost education. A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose…
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Africa
Uptime Institute’s 2022 Global Data Center Survey Reveals Strong Industry Growth as Operators Brace for Expanding Sustainability Requirements
NEW YORK — Uptime Institute today announced the release of its 12th Annual Global Data Center Survey. The findings show an industry that is growing, dynamic and increasingly resilient, but still working to address increasing pressure for sustainability progress and reporting, continuing staffing shortages, supply chain delays, costly outages and other complex challenges. “The global digital infrastructure sector continues to enjoy strong growth…
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Africa
ThetaRay AI Tech to Monitor African Payments for ARCA
NEW YORK & TEL AVIV, Israel & LAGOS, Nigeria— ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology, today announced that ARCA, a premier African payment services provider, will implement ThetaRay’s advanced SONAR SaaS anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions list screening solution for transactions on its open AI-based platform. ARCA is the first Nigerian fintech to adopt ThetaRay’s advanced SONAR solution,…
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Africa
Uptime Institute’s 2022 Outage Analysis Finds Downtime Costs and Consequences Worsening as Industry Efforts to Curb Outage Frequency Fall Short
NEW YORK – The digital infrastructure sector is struggling to achieve a measurable reduction in outage rates and severity, and the financial consequences and overall disruption from outages are steadily increasing, according to Uptime Institute, which today released the findings of its 2022 annual Outage Analysis report. “Digital infrastructure operators are still struggling to meet the high standards that customers…
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News
R. Kelly Moved To New York For Sex Crimes Trial
R. Kelly has been transferred from prison in Chicago to a jail in New York ahead of his sex crimes trial next month, with jury selection is due to start on August 9. The singer is now being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website. The 54 year old artiste,…
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