The naira, on Thursday, plummeted to a record low at the black market, trading at a minimum of N730/$1. This is according to Aboki Forex, a platform that captures market value of the naira and black market operators. Black market operators are said to be buying at N725 per dollar and reselling at N730 to […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it discovered malware in Microsoft Edge browsers and thus advises internet users on safety measures. How the malware works According to the advisory, the malware disguises as news, advertisement, weather or traffic updates on Microsoft Edge browser News Feed. As an advertisement, the malware comes across as attention grabbing
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Amazon.com Inc has announced it would begin a sale for its loyalty-club shoppers. It said this is to boost holiday revenue and as an appeal to cost-conscious buyers facing economic turbulence. The “Prime Early Access Sale” will start Oct. 11 at midnight Pacific Daylight Time (0700 GMT) for 48 hours in 15 countries, Amazon said.
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Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech on Monday sought the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s authorization for an Omicron-tailored COVID-19 vaccine booster for children aged 5 through 11 years. The application comes just days after Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) also applied for FDA authorization of its own Omicron-targeting shot in adolescents aged 12 to 17 years and children aged
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Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed the prohibition of ponzi/pyramid schemes or ten years jail for anyone found promoting such. This is part of the SEC proposed bill currently before the national assembly. Lamido Yuguda, SEC director-general, said the bill also aims at making SEC operations more competitive. He said, “The bill introduces an
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The British pound hit a record low against the dollar Monday amid rising fears about the UK economy after the government unveiled a huge tax-cutting budget. The pound fell below $1.10 for the first time since 1985 as new finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng announced his controversial mini-budget. It traded at an all-time low of $1.0350
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Many among the multifarious beauty enhancing cosmetics littering the Nigerian market have been found to be either substandard or hazardous to the human skin. In its latest advisory to consumers, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) warned about unauthorized cosmetics and chemicals being used as skin bleaching creams. Mojisola Adeyeye,
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Consumertrics has charged Spectranet, an internet service provider, and the United Parcel Service (UPS), a courier operator, on the need to properly inform consumers about their services The advisory came as a result of the different complaints received from some consumers. Spectranet is said to have suffered a network outage for several hours on Monday,
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Taiwo Adekanbi had purchased an airtime recharge voucher but he did not activate it immediately. He did so a few minutes later, but the network declined. It dawned on him that another user had used the card previously. He made efforts to return it to the vendor, who equally rejected it. Unhappy and dissatisfied, Adekanbi
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There have been complaints from citizens about their paying exorbitantly for either the National Identification Number (NIN) or modification of their bio-data on the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) portal. Consumertrics is inundated with reports of persons who alleged they parted with as much as N25 ,000 to effect changes to their particulars. We advise
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