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  • Apple restores service after brief global disruption

    Issues with Apple services including its App Store, video and music streaming platforms Apple TV+ and Apple Music, were resolved after outages that affected users across multiple regions, the company’s website showed. Issues were also reported on Apple’s fitness service Apple Fitness+, as well as Arcade, Audiobooks, Books and Podcasts, according to Apple’s system status pages…

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  • President Biden wants to raise taxes on Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and their cohort of Americans, who are amassing extraordinary wealth that is not taxable under current law. Biden says his plan would make the system fairer — but experts say it lacks practicality. The president wants to impose a minimum 25% tax on all Americans with…

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  • NSA reveals how Binance Manager escaped from Nigeria

    The office of the National Security Advisers, ONSA, has confirmed the escape of the Binance regional manager for Africa, Nadeem Anjarwalla. MEZIESBLOG reports that Anjarwalla, Binance’s Africa regional manager, escaped from custody on March 22, 2024, from an Abuja guest house, where he and his colleague, Tigran Gambaryan, were detained for alleged tax evasion. A statement issued…

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  • What every man should know about sex, women

    Women love sex and not getting it frustrates them, they enjoy it. Don’t let anybody lie to you. Women want and imagine sex more than you think. It’s this African culture and religious indoctrination that makes ladies to pretend and be self-absorbed so they don’t look like perverts. But to tell you the truth, ladies…

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  • Should I invest in Bitcoin after this sharp pullback?

    Bitcoin has suffered a sharp pullback from record highs. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency fell to $66,885 in the early hours of Friday – down 9%. Only yesterday, the digital asset had been touching an unprecedented price of $74,000. It is difficult to pinpoint a single reason for Bitcoin’s sudden contraction, as several are at play. For one, many crypto…

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  • EU slaps Apple with $1.9B antitrust fine over App store abuses

    EU regulators on Monday dealt a hefty blow to tech giant Apple, slapping the company with a staggering €1.8 billion ($1.9 billion) fine for “abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps.” The penalty marks the first time the European Commission has fined Apple and ranks as the third-largest…

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  • Dangote advises Nigeria to transit to knowledge-based economy

    Africa’s richest man and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has recommended that Nigeria moves from resource-based to knowledge-based economy. Dangote made the recommendation in a pre-convocation lecture he delivered as part of activities lined up for the 38th convocation of the Bayero University, Kano, at the weekend. “Given the tremendous benefits…

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  • 70-year-old Chinese man sues Citibank for depositing over $1m in joint account with ex-wife

    A tyre workshop owner who handed more than $1 million in cheques to his Citibank relationship manager has sued the bank for not following his instructions on what to do with the money. In court papers obtained by The Straits Times, Yeo Choon Meng, 70, alleged that he wanted to put the money into fixed…

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  • Steps to a Starting a Successful Affiliate Marketing Business

    So, how can YOU create your own successful affiliate marketing start-up? There are actually only 4-steps to creating a successful affiliate marketing business, and if you can follow these and have access to the training, tools and support necessary to run your business (which I will be helping you with), you are going to be…

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  • Data shows Canada’s annual inflation rate slowed to 2.9% in January

    Data released this week showed that Canada’s annual inflation rate slowed more than expected to 2.9 percent in January. In addition, core price measures also eased, making it more likely for the Bank of Canada to cut interest rates early. The drop in headline inflation was the first time it dipped below three percent in…

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  • 6 Online businesses that can make you rich without investment

    Starting an online business without significant investment is possible. Here are some no-cost or low-cost online business ideas that you can explore: Remember that success in any business requires effort, consistency, and adaptability. Choose an idea that aligns with your skills and interests, and be prepared to invest time and energy to see results. Good luck on…

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  • NEW SCAM: HSBC warns of ‘new approach’ – and what should do

    People are being warned of a new scam which tries to persuade individuals to buy gold and jewelry, in what a major bank has called a change of approach by fraudsters. HSBC have warned that the scam involves bank customers being told they have been chosen to help with an investigation into the branch, or…

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  • UK Recession: What you need to know

    ‘UK economy going nowhere – but we’re not an outlier, and things will soon improve for our pockets’ On the back of the announcement that the UK is in recession, Simon Gordon, chief economist at Panmure Gordon, has explained what it means for the country and your pocket. What’s behind this? Mr Gordon told Sky…

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  • Bank of England: Interest rates to remain above 2% for years

    Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has said that UK inflation data from recent months was “quite encouraging”.  During a House of Lords committee meeting yesterday, he also said interest rates could start to fall soon – but interestingly, he predicted they will stay above 2% for years to come.  Mr Bailey said rates were…

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  • Naira now currency for international transfers

    Naira will now be the currency for international transfers facilitated by international money transfer operators, IMTOs. This is in line with the recent directives from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. A recent notice from Ecobank Nigeria said several IMTOs including Western Union, MoneyGram, Rapidtransfer, Ria, and other IMTOs approved by the Central Bank of…

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  • Naira fall: 42.5% import duty hike will impoverish more Nigerians – CPPE tells CBN

    The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, CPPE, has urged the Central of Nigeria and the Customs Service to reverse a 42.5 per cent hike in the exchange rate import duty, saying it will impoverish more Nigerians. The Director of CPPE, Dr Muda Yusuf, disclosed this on Friday in his statement while reacting to…

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