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Thrifto: a Nigerian fintech reinventing the ancient Ajo for the digital age

For generations, millions of Nigerians have relied on informal group savings plans known by different names across the country: ajo in Yoruba communities, esusu in parts of the southwest and adashe in the north. The concept is simple: a group of people periodically contribute a fixed amount and each member receives the collective sum when it is their turn.The system …

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Why Russia Won the Iran War | Money News

In a war increasingly determined by oil flows and prices, one country has emerged victorious – and it isn’t even the country at war. When the US-Israel attack on Iran had a negative impact oil prices soared and raising questions about America’s appetite for prolonged price shocks, Russia has benefited from higher oil revenues. The transformation of Russia’s fate, both …

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NPA Port Modernisation, NSW as catalysts for a new era of trade

Nigeria’s maritime sector, the gateway through which more than 80% of the nation’s international trade flows, is undergoing a radical transformation, Suleiman Idris takes a look at the port modernization led by the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho. Anchored on port modernisation, digital trade facilitation and institutional reform, the new maritime policy direction is …

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Putin’s ‘hidden hand’ likely helped Iran against Trump, UK defense minister says | World News

The British Defense Secretary said that Vladimir Putin’s “hidden hand” was likely helping Iran respond to Donald Trump’s war, when it emerged that drones linked to Iran hit a base in Iraq where several British troops were located. They were not injured. John Healey said Iranian forces’ attacks on targets in the Middle East “bear the hallmarks” of the way …

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