What is a credit card skimmer? Card skimmers are electronic devices that are illegally installed inside gas pumps by fraudsters to collect your financial information when you use your credit or debit card for transactions on a gas pump or at a point-of-sale terminal. How to detect credit card skimmers on gas pumps? According to … Read more
Oyo State is located in southwestern Nigeria, and the city of Ibadan serves as its capital. Oyo State is bounded by Kwara State to the north, Osun State to the east, Ogun State to the southwest, and the Republic of Benin to the south. The 2016 population estimates by Nigeria’s National Population Commission (NPC) put … Read more
During the United States census of August 7, 1820, the population of Alabama was 144,317. It was a year after the state joined the union as the 22nd state on December 14, 1819. Over two centuries after, the Heart of Dixie increased by 4,879,962. The population was 5,024,279 in 2020 compared to 4,779,736 in the 2010 … Read more
Kaduna State was the political and administrative hub of the northern region throughout the colonial and early post-colonial eras. As a result, the state came to be known as “the Centre of Learning” due to its prominence as an economic, media, industrial, and trading hub as well as a hub for higher education. With its … Read more
Delta State is located in the southwestern part of Nigeria which was originally part of Bendel State. Warri is the economic hub of the state, while Asaba, in the northeast, is the state capital When it comes to oil production, around 35% of Nigeria’s crude oil and a sizeable proportion of natural gas come from … Read more
In October 1963, two-letter state abbreviations became effective in the U.S, thanks to the United States Postal Service (USPS). Postal services globally recognized the state abbreviations around the world. For instance, MO is the state of Missouri abbreviation; WY is for Wyoming, while Pennsylvania uses PA as its 2-letter abbreviation. Until 1969, the abbreviation for … Read more
Nigeria is made up of 36 states. The states are politically and geographically divided into six geo-political zones. Worthy of note is that the states have unique two-letter abbreviations associated with each of them. For instance, there are some online forms that only use Nigeria’s state abbreviations, you have the know them to know the … Read more
Solana is an open-source project with high functionality that uses blockchain technology’s permissionless nature. It provides decentralized finance solutions. Solana’s idea and initial work started in November 2017 by Anatoly Yakovenko in a 32-page whitepaper. However, it was officially launched on March 16, 2020, by Solana Foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland. The Solana protocol facilitates … Read more
Lagos state has the highest internal generated revenue (IGR) among the 36 states in Nigeria including the Federal Capital Territory, according to data published by the National Bureau of Statistics Lagos State generated a whooping NGN267,232,774,434.06 as IGR in the first quarter of 2021. The commercial state is richer than the 20 states of the … Read more
Many peer-to-peer and cash payment apps allow users to purchase and sell bitcoin. These apps offer a smaller range of services than brokers and exchanges. This article explores payment apps that have embraced cryptocurrency and making digital assets available on their apps for their users who are also crypto enthusiasts. Venmo Venmo, the latest cash … Read more
Despite the volatility that surrounds digital assets, the involvement of individuals, companies, and government in cryptocurrency continue to grow, especially in blockchain, the technology that backed cryptocurrency has come to stay. While some countries are unsure whether to legalize the use of crypto for transactions, states in the United have varying attitudes to crypto, no … Read more
Black Friday is a day for shopping, and it’s become a tradition in the US. It is the day after Thanksgiving, which is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. Black Friday has been celebrated since the 1920s and has become more popular in recent years. New York is a city that never sleeps and … Read more
The two biggest shopping days – Black Friday and Cyber Monday – have become a tradition in the lives of Americans and millions of shoppers around the world. Each year they spend billions of US dollars to purchase their favorite goods while enjoying amazing deals. For instance, data show that American online shoppers spent at … Read more
After Thanksgiving Day comes Black Friday. This special season gives numerous shoppers in the United States the opportunity to purchase their favorite products easily at discounted prices for the holidays. On the other hand, it is a profitable season when stores are available to make a lot of money. It is usually a win-win for … Read more
NFTs are just more than jpegs of animated monkeys wearing sunglasses and striped shirts in a digital art gallery. Many businesses, particularly the healthcare industry, are making use of its potential. For those who are still not familiar with the phrase, blockchain technology is used to produce non-fungible tokens or NFTs. As a platform for … Read more