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Climate firm Biochar Industrial Group raises $1.5 million pre-seed funding to turn factory farm waste into carbon credits. A green technology business, Biochar Industrial Group, has raised $1.5 million in fresh investment to help clean up farm waste across African countries. Biochar Industrial Group officially announced the new investment capital on Thursday, September 17, 2026. […]
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Chowdeck CEO Femi Aluko reveals that food delivery riders earn an average of 100,000 Naira weekly across major Nigerian cities. A major Nigerian food delivery platform called Chowdeck has revealed that young people who ride motorcycles to deliver food to customers earn an average of 100,000 Naira every single week. The chief executive officer of […]
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AI company Anthropic reaches a $2 trillion valuation in pre-IPO markets as investors wait for its public stock debut. One of the world’s leading AI creators, Anthropic, has reached an astounding private market price tag of over $2 trillion . The massive valuation bump was recorded across financial trading boards on Thursday, September 17, 2026. […]
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Vodacom and the Kenyan government file an urgent appeal against a High Court decision stopping a $1.6 billion Safaricom share sale. South African telecom giant Vodacom and the government of Kenya have launched an urgent legal fight to save a massive business transaction worth $1.6 billion. The official legal appeals were filed on Thursday, September […]
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Lidl and Swedish tech firm Einride test Germany’s first driverless, cab-less electric lorry on public roads to move warehouse goods. A breakthrough in food shipping has taken place as popular supermarket chain Lidl and Swedish technology company Einride successfully put a driverless electric lorry onto public roads. The rollout began full daily operations on Tuesday, […]
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Kenya’s High Court stops the sale of a 15% Safaricom stake to Vodacom, ordering the shares returned to government ownership. Judges sitting at the High Court in Kenya have ordered that a 15% shareholding in the nation’s biggest phone company, Safaricom, must be taken away from foreign investors and returned immediately to government ownership. The historic […]
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The NCC is introducing a central database to block fake and stolen phones, but activists worry about data privacy and phone safety. The Nigerian Communications Commission, the government agency overseeing phone lines and internet in Nigeria, is working to launch a central database system to manage mobile phones nationwide. This regulatory framework, officially called the […]
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Microsoft agrees to binding rules with US teachers unions to protect student data and limit how AI is used in schools. Microsoft has officially agreed to new binding safety rules and privacy controls for artificial intelligence tools used across schools in the United States. The formal signing of this landmark agreement was made public on […]
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AXIAN Telecom adopts Yas Group as its official corporate identity to unite its mobile, tower, and money app services across Africa. AXIAN Telecom has officially changed its corporate name to Yas Group. The official announcement of this new business identity was made public on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. This important change marks the complete unification […]
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Global crypto trading platform CoinEx halts operations and asks users worldwide to withdraw their funds immediately. CoinEx has officially announced a total shutdown of all its global business operations. The official public update regarding the permanent platform closure was published on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. This unexpected decision means millions of digital asset traders across […]
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