As the 2023 presidential election becomes intense by the hours, it is clear that the political audacity of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele will cause more havoc to Nigeria’s monetary system. The CBN governor is more interested in succeeding Muhammadu Buhari than focusing on its primary role of stabilising … Read more
South Africa is one of the few African countries that allow users to use their debit cards to purchase bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, Litcoin, Solana and over 100 other cryptocurrencies in the world. In case you are not sure if the crypto exchange supports your country, you can check out the list of African countries supported … Read more
There are 13 African countries that can use Coinbase for cryptocurrency trading, though they have varied trading capabilities. For instance, crypto buyers and seller in Ghana can convert their digital coins on coinbase. Ghanaian, South African, and Kenyan crypto buyers can use their debit and credit cards to make crypto purchases. Are you an African … Read more
Trading cryptocurrency in South Africa is not illegal provided the traders are ready to pay taxes on the profit made from such trades. That on its own is most likely to make the country the pacesetters of digital assets in Africa. But crypto community and stakeholders in blockchain technology in the former apartheid country are … Read more
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