The most-traded currencies for global transactions in Oceania are the Australian Dollar (AUD) and the New Zealand Dollar (NZD). Not just on the continent, they are the fifth and 10th on the global ranking. Also, Australia, New Zealand, and New Papua New Guinea have the largest economy in Australia or Oceania. But using United States … Read more
There are 41 central banks in Africa. While each of the independent countries has an apex bank of its own, two currency unions are associated with multinational central banks. The multinational apex banks are: West African Banque Centrale des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (BCEAO) and the Central African Banque des États de l’Afrique Centrale (BEAC). The members of BCEAO and … Read more
Nigerian currency was stronger than some of the currencies on this list in 2022, but they gained some points over the Naira, following the floating of the Naira by the government. For instance, the Somalian Shilling, which used to be SOS/NGN 78 kobo in 2022 is now N2.49, meaning SOS will buy more Nigerian currency … Read more
The naira started facing its toughest time, falling freely immediately after the Bola Tinubu-led government announced the floating of the Nigerian currency in June 2023. Right now, it is $/1,300 at the parallel market, and $/₦1,1328.51 at NAFEX at the close of trading on March 27, 2024. The naira has lost its value, but there are … Read more
Have you ever visited a website and before you land on the main information you’re looking for the first thing you see are pop-ups? They could be obstructing, annoying and distracting when you visit a website. This article explores how to allow pop-ups for a website on Google Chrome, Tablet devices and Opera Browser. In … Read more
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) continues to update the list of prohibited items on its official website and its social media handles following different tactics used by the highly-techy candidates for the examination. Before now, JAMB prohibited items that candidates are not allowed to take into the examination hall were not up to … Read more
JAMB examination slip contains details of applicants including their names, date of birth, gender, state and local government of origin, the registration number of candidates, and the institutions of choice of the candidates. JAMB issues registration slip after the completion of registration while each candidate is expected to reprint the exam slip. In the registration … Read more
Also known as Australia, Oceania is one of the seven continents in the world. It is subdivided into four which include Micronesia, Polynesia, Melanesia, and Australasia. Country Currency Subregion Australia Australian Dollar (AUD) strongest currency in Oceania Australasia Fiji Fijian Dollar (FJD) Melanesia Kiribati Kiribati Dollar and AUD Micronesia Marshall Islands US Dollar Micronesia Micronesia … Read more
Ordinarily, no one would have expected Central African Republic to be the first country in Africa to adopt bitcoin as an official currency at a time its France-linked CFA franc is worthless. The country’s legislative arm had earlier passed a bill before sending it to President Faustin Archange Touadera for his assent which formally legalise … Read more
On Wednesday, April 27, 2022, the Central African Republic becomes the first country in Africa to adopt the usage of bitcoin as a legal tender along with the CFA franc. President Faustin Archange Touadera signed into law the Cryptocurrency Bill which had a week earlier enjoyed the unanimous passage by the country’s legislative arm. This means … Read more
A few dollar billionaires in Nigeria are exceedingly rich and when their wealth is converted to Nigerian currency, they should respectably be addressed as trillionaires. The chairman of Dangote Group, the Chairman of Globacom, and the chairman of BUA Group are some of the few trillionaires in Nigeria. These rich individuals either own private jets … Read more
Among school dropouts that turned out to be inventors, Mustapha Gajibo is one of them. He began the production of electric vehicles in Nigeria, even without a degree. We’ll tell you how his determination led to a resounding success. When we were growing up, our Dad told us the importance of education: how it could … Read more
Ghana has more options for purchasing Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Ethereum, and other altcoins than other countries on the African continent. According to Crypto Head data for 2020/2021, Ghana ranks No. 106 against Nigeria and South Africa, which ranked 94 and 83, respectively. Ghana allows the trading of digital assets, according to the Bank of … Read more
N-Power, a youth empowerment programme designed by the administration of All Progressive Congress (APC) was launched in June 2016. President Muhammadu Buhari announced in his Democracy Day speech on May 29, 2016, that his administration would take millions of Nigerian youths off the streets through N-Power Programme by creating jobs and opportunities for them. It … Read more
What is a Direct Election? A direct election is a system whereby voters directly cast their ballots to choose the person (or party) that will represent them in a general election i.e the the persons or political party that they desire to see elected. What is an indirect election? Also known as hierarchical voting, an indirect … Read more