Opeyemi Quadri 
In the ever-changing and volatile cryptocurrency landscape, cloud mining has become a transformative way for investors to earn passive income without the expense or hassle of traditional mining facilities. As 2025 approaches, STG Energy is leading the charge by launching a groundbreaking and user-friendly platform that makes the power of cryptocurrency mining accessible to everyone. … Read more
The Bybit hack displaced Mt. Gox, the Poly Network exploit, and other known exchange hacks on February 21, 2025, as the company officially announced that hackers had stolen $1.4 billion in ETH. No hack has surpassed the Bybit loss. Africrypt, which would have matched that record by losing $3.6 billion to hackers in 2021, was … Read more
The dreaded North Korean cyberattacker, Lazarus Group, has been identified as the mastermind behind the theft of over $1.4 billion in ETH from the Bybit crypto wallet on February 21, 2025, just hours after the launch of Pi Coin. The hack, one of the largest in crypto history, caused panic among Bybit users, leading to … Read more
The CEO of Bybit crypto exchange Ben Zhou may have dampened the frenzy around the newly listed crypto Pi Coin following his tweet that that the coin is a scam. Zhou stated this a few hours after the long-awaited Pi Network mainnet was launched on Thursday, February 20, 2025 Over 10 crypto exchanges listed Pi … Read more
Launched on February 20, 2025, Pi Coin has made inroads across 13 cryptocurrency exchanges, enabling users to buy and sell their coins. OKX and Bitget were the first exchanges to list Pi Coin on February 12, with MEXC following two days later on February 14. Recall that OKX announced Pi’s listing on February 12, 2025, sparking … Read more
Former payroll manager at Bybit, Ho Kai Xin, will serve 119 months (nine years and 11 months) in prison after being found guilty of embezzling approximately $4.2 million from the crypto exchange’s account. According to court documents, she began the fraud in May 2022, stealing 117,000 Singapore Dollars (SGD), or $87,417 USD, from Wechain, the … Read more
The wait is over for Pi Coin miners as the Open Network officially launched Pi Coin’s mainnet at 8 AM UTC on February 20, 2025, sparking both an upward and downward trend in its value within hours of its listing. More than 10 million users, who have been waiting for over two years, have started … Read more
Crypto arbitrage sounds like an easy way to profit — buy low, sell high, and cash in. But in reality, prices shift fast, fees add up, and by the time you act, the window of opportunity might be gone. That’s why more and more traders are looking for ways to automate the process and stay … Read more
Investing in the stock market can be both exciting and challenging. With numerous options available, two prominent avenues for investment are upcoming Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and established stocks. Understanding the differences between these two options can help you make informed decisions about where to invest your money. Basic Understanding To navigate this investment landscape … Read more
Barely a year after Dangote Petroleum Refinery commenced operations, its founder Alhaji Aliko Dangote’s net worth has risen from $13.4bn to $23.9bn. This increase in wealth has catapulted him to the 86th wealthiest man in the world. Previously in 2024, the financial media giant Forbes ranked him 114th. Thanks to his 92.3% stake in the … Read more
Chinese AI app DeepSeek’s entry into the artificial intelligence chatbot space has shifted the landscape, giving OpenAI’s ChatGPT a fierce challenge for dominance in innovation and resources. DeepSeek surged into headlines after releasing its latest open-source model, DeepSeek-R1, which topped Apple App Store’s free downloads in both China and the United States on Monday, January … Read more
The political unrest in Niger Republic following the July 26, 2023 coup d’état that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum presented West Africa with a critical test of its collective security framework. When Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in August 2023, in his role as ECOWAS chair, initially threatened military intervention, it sparked significant debate on the political, … Read more
Cryptocurrency mining, the backbone of blockchain networks, involves solving complex computational problems to validate transactions and add blocks to the blockchain, rewarding miners with digital assets. In the early days of cryptocurrency, solo mining was a viable approach, as the network difficulty was low, and the competition was minimal. Individual miners could use standard computer … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Nigeria’s former Minister of External Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, as the Board Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA). The announcement was made on January 24, 2025. Prof. Akinyemi, who served as External Affairs Minister under the military regime of Gen. Ibrahim Babangida from 1985 to 1987, is … Read more
A look at what each of the 36 federation states contributed to the Value Added Tax and what each received from the FG in 2024 shows that some states received more than they contributed in VAT while some got less than their contributions. States like Lagos, Rivers, Oyo, and Bayelsa received less than what they … Read more