NCC to sanction Starlink over unilateral tariff increase

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it will impose appropriate sanction on internet service provider, Starlink, for increasing its subscription packages without approval. NCC said this in a statement on Tuesday morning while denying claims that the upwards review in tarrif and subscription packages by Starlink has its approval. …

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FG sets up task force to fast-track PPPs in aviation sector

The Federal Government has created a task force in the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and the Ministry of Aviation to unlock the economic potential of the aviation sector. A statement issued by Ifeanyi Nwoko, ICRC’s Acting Head of Media and Publicity on Tuesday in Abuja, said the Federal Government …

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Wema Bank Launches MOWA-SARA Accelerator Programme

…Partners with Federal Ministry of Women Affairs to empower 500,000 women. Through its women-focused proposition, SARA by Wema, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has partnered with the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs to launch MOWA x SARA Accelerator Programme, an …

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Former Flutterwave Employee Loses $900K Appeal

  Clara Wanjiku Odero, a Kenyan tech founder and CEO of Softbank-backed Credrails, has lost her appeal against Pan African fintech Flutterwave. Odero, a former employee of Flutterwave, had initially sought $900,000 in damages, claiming emotional distress and reputational damage after the fintech company failed to remove her contact details from …

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