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By Precious Olisa A Cameroon-based company, Koree, has emerged as the winner of the 2023 edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge, going home with a prize of $50,000. The firm was announced as the winner of the contest by the panel of judges during the competition’s grand finale at the bank’s headquarters at the Pan African Centre in Lomé, Togo. The organisations made it to the final from an initial pool of over 1,400 fintechs from 64 countries, underscoring the significant growth in popularity of the competition since its inception six years ago, as well as the wealth of innovation

By Rahul Baitha In today’s digital age, where instant gratification is the norm, website performance plays a critical role in delivering a positive user experience. Visitors expect websites to load quickly and respond seamlessly to their interactions. If your website lags or stumbles, you risk losing valuable traffic and potential customers. As a web designer or business owner, optimizing your website’s performance should be a top priority. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore essential tips and techniques to boost your website’s speed and efficiency. Understanding Website Performance Before diving into optimization strategies, it’s essential to grasp the fundamentals of website

By Adedapo Adesanya The Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy on Friday opened the application process for the first phase of the three million tech talents training programme (3TTT). The programme is in line with President Bola Tinubu’s vision of creating 2 million digital jobs by 2025, which is aimed at building Nigeria’s technical talent backbone to power the country’s digital economy and position Nigeria as a net talent exporter. Business Post had reported earlier this week that Mr Bosun Tijani, the country’s Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, has said the target will be reached through three

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a motion to critically look into the issuance of licences for fish importation in Nigeria. At the plenary yesterday, a lawmaker from kebbi State, Mr Gaza Jonathan Gbefwi, called the attention of his colleagues to this issue in a motion. He warned that the present system has the ability to adversely affect the fishing industry in Nigeria in not quickly checked. The legislator also argued that the present situation could put the health of consumers at risk as not all the imported fish can be certified as healthy. Mr Gbefwi

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Concerned about the numerous challenges being faced by market women desiring access to credit in Nigeria, Sterling Bank Plc, through its ‘One Woman’ proposition, has launched a new initiative called the ‘Market Women Quick Cash’ to resolve the issue. The bank has expressed confidence in the new initiative in making those problems in accessing credit facility become a thing of the past. The new idea, Business Post learnt, is in partnership with Afrigrant, a non-governmental organization (NGO) and it is expected to promote women empowerment and capacity building. Our correspondent gathered that the scheme was designed to

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Twelve contestants in the ongoing The Voice Nigeria (TVN) season two sponsored by Airtel Nigeria are seeking fans’ votes in order to continue their journey in the programme. This Sunday, the 12 contestants will know their fate when the four talents saved via polls will be announced. Each team has three team mates vying for one ticket to the next rounds; the other two remaining team mates will be evicted once the results are announced. During the episode 12 of the show, the four coaches saved Yimika, Wilson, Glowire and Jahtell respectively; leaving 12 other talents up

By Dipo Olowookere Leading mobile communications infrastructure company, IHS Holding Ltd, has secured a credit facility of $231 million from South African GSM service provider, MTN Group. The facility was given to HIS Holding in form of a shareholder loan. MTN Group is Africa’s biggest mobile phone operator and it explained on Thursday that the loan will lead to a loss of $228 million on transfer, which will impact headline earnings per share (HEPS) for 2017, the main profit measure in South Africa that strips out certain one-off items, but not earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA). IHS

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A deal to attract $50 million worth of investment into Edo State has been signed by Governor Godwin Obaseki and a Singaporean firm, Tolaram Group. Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr Crusoe Osagie, said in a statement in Benin, the state capital, that the deal will create about 50,000 jobs in the state. According to the Governor’s aide, the deal covers investments in agriculture, specifically, oil palm and cassava to feed the processing plants of the group’s company. He said Mr Obaseki sealed the deal in Singapore, where he is having business

By Investors Hub European stocks have moved modestly lower on Monday as a weaker dollar offset investor optimism over easing trade tensions between the U.S. and China as well as signs of political stability in Italy. While the German DAX Index has fallen by 0.4 percent, the French CAC 40 Index and the U.K.?s FTSE 100 Index are both down by 0.2 percent. The euro has edged higher for a third consecutive session after European Central Bank policy maker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said the end of net asset purchases by ECB is approaching and that whether it will be

By Adedapo Adesanya Oil prices edged higher on Friday, with the global crude benchmark, Brent, posting a fourth monthly gain as demand is seen growing faster than supply. Yesterday, the oil futures went up by 28 cents or 0.37 per cent at $76.33 per barrel, while the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures closed 19 cents higher or 0.26 per cent at $73.95 per barrel. Prices ended higher for the week on the back of the favourable supply and demand dynamics as concerns over the Delta variant’s impact on global fuel demand ease, supporting oil bulls moving forward. Analysts

By Dipo Olowookere At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Dangote Cement Plc, the pay-out of N144.8 billion dividend to its shareholders was approved, which represented N8.50k per share in contrast to N8 per share paid to them in the corresponding period of 2015. This excited the shareholders, who could not hide their joy and were full of praise for the board, management and staff of Dangote Cement Plc for giving them good returns for the investments. “We are very happy and pleased with this result. The year 2016 was very tough with the recession and fluctuation in the foreign