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By Zuko Mdwaba Generation Z will determine the extent to which generative AI will truly advance how we live and work. Born into a world of smartphones, virtual assistants, and the Internet, the level of comfort among ‘digital natives’ with the pace of technological change and its impact on society will be a driving force behind AI’s widespread adoption. Global research released by Salesforce – Generative AI Snapshot Research: The AI Divide – shows that over one-third of current users are “super-users,” tapping generative AI daily and planning to use it even more. The data also shows that half of all consumers have never

By Olutayo Irantiola In the last few weeks, many markets across Lagos State have been locked and opened by the Ministry of Environment and the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA). There is no gainsaying that these markets are due for closure. However, what next after the re-opening of the markets? One of the places in town synonymous with huge refuse generation is the markets. Many times, markets are considered to belong to nobody; as such, traders want their immediate environment habitable for their businesses, and at the close of the day, they “drop” the byproducts of their wares somewhere, mainly

By Gorata Ogotseng Ask most entrepreneurs what their biggest challenge is and there’s a good chance they’ll list access to investment and funding among them. That’s particularly true in many of Africa’s biggest entrepreneurial markets too. In a survey released by the Entrepreneurs’ Organisation (EO) South Africa earlier this year, for instance, nearly half of South African entrepreneurs said they don’t get enough funding from the public or private sectors. Another survey released by East Africa Com, meanwhile, saw 59% of East African entrepreneurs list a lack of access to investors as a significant business barrier. Similarly, a 2021EFInA report

By Adedapo Adesanya The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has delisted another 18 Digital Money Lenders (DMLs) for operating without regulatory approval. A statement by Mr Babatunde Irukera, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, said the delisted DMLs include Getloan, Joy Cash-Loan Up to 1,000,000, Camelloan, Cashlawn, Nairaloan, Eaglecash Moneytreefinance Made Easy and Luckyloan. Others are Personal Loan, Cashme, Easynaira Swiftcash, Crediting, Swiftkash, Hen Credit loan, Nut loan, Cash door, Cashpal and Nairaeasy gist loan. Mr Irukera said the DMLs were operating in violation of the Limited Interim Regulatory/Registration Framework and Guidelines for Digital Lending, 2022. He

By Adedapo Adesanya A new World Health Organisation (WHO) pandemic assessment has found out that despite an 83 per cent surge in new COVID-19 cases during the past week in Africa, driven by the Delta and the Omicron variants, fewer deaths have been recorded than in the previous surges. It, however, warned that more waves could be building as updated forecasts warn that the continent may not reach 70 per cent vaccine coverage until August 2024. According to the report, Africa recorded more than 196,000 new cases for the week ending December 12, up from around 107,000 in the previous

By Dipo Olowookere Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has assured Nigerians that the change they clamoured for in 2015 would become a reality by 2018. Mr Osinbajo gave this hint on Sunday during an interview with newsmen in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The Vice President, who attended a church programme in the city, disclosed that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration was committed to ensuring the current hardship faced by Nigerians was lessened. He said this may not fully be felt now until 2018, a year before the 2019 general elections in the country. Mr Osinbajo noted that the government was

By Kester Kenn Klomegah On July 8, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with the foreign ministers of the African Union troika (South Africa, Egypt and the DRC). It was held to review and begin implementing some issues adopted in the declaration at the close of the first Russia-Africa Summit. At the initiative of African participants, a new dialogue mechanism – the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum – created. The foreign ministers of Russia and three African countries – the current, future and previous chairpersons of the African Union – to meet for annual consultations. It was the first annual consultations

By Adedapo Adesanya A leading global management consulting firm, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), has predicted that in the next five years, revenue from alternative assets such as private equity, hedge funds, and real estate assets will grow to more than half of the global revenue, as people can invest in real estate online with CrowdSquare. “Over the next five years, we expect the revenue from alternatives to grow to more than half of all global revenues, thanks in large part to the fees that alternative assets command,” a part of the 20th edition of BCG’s annual study of the assets

By Dipo Olowookere The stop rate of 364-day treasury bill was reduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday a week after it was increased at the primary market auction (PMA). Two weeks ago, the apex bank surprisingly pushed the rate higher to 3.20 per cent from 1.15 per cent, giving many analysts the intention that the action was to retain the interests of investors in the market. But yesterday, when another T-bills sale occurred, the rate went down to 1.14 per cent, though the amount the central bank auctioned was very low. Three tenors of the debt

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and countless other cryptocurrencies continue to make waves in the financial sector. As we sail these digital seas, the significance of reliable and user-friendly crypto exchange platforms like BitMart, cannot be overstated. In a bid to shed light on this platform, Traders Union published a detailed BitMart exchange review, offering keen insights into its operations, features, and overall user experience. TU experts also highlighted the pros and cons of BitMart. What is BitMart Exchange? TU experts say the BitMart exchange is a global cryptocurrency trading hub. It provides traders access to an array of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin,

By Adedapo Adesanya The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange remained unchanged at the close of business on Tuesday, February 21, as there were single price gainers or losers. Business Post reports that the key performance indicators of the NASD OTC market were flat yesterday, with the market capitalisation intact at N941.37 billion and the NASD Unlisted Securities Index (NSI) unchanged at 716.48 basis points. However, the activity chart witnessed movements during the trading day, with the volume of transactions going down by 18.0 per cent to 30.0 million units of securities, in contrast to the 36.6 million units of securities