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Visa unveils AI-powered dispute resolution tools

Visa has unveiled six new dispute resolution services powered by artificial intelligence and proprietary technology to help financial institutions and merchants reduce fraud-related losses and administrative costs. In a statement, the digital payments company said the tools would modernise dispute management processes, improve visibility into fraud expenses and help businesses redirect resources towards growth, innovation...
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Lagos Summit to Explore Digital Procurement Solutions

Procurement executives, policymakers and corporate leaders from across Africa will gather in Lagos later this month to discuss how digital technologies can help large enterprises tackle fraud, inefficiency and weak oversight in procurement systems. The summit, organised by Gloopro, comes as African businesses increasingly shift procurement from a back-office administrative function to a strategic boardroom...
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NEM Insurance proposes N1.50 dividend amid revenue growth

NEM Insurance Plc has announced a dividend proposal of N1.50 per ordinary share, totalling approximately N7.52bn, following a year of robust revenue growth and market expansion despite a volatile macroeconomic climate. The announcement was made by the Group Chairman, Tope Smart, during the company’s 56th Annual General Meeting, where he presented the financial results for...
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Heirs Insurance among Africa’s fastest-growing firms by FT

Heirs Insurance Group has secured double recognition, with its member companies, Heirs Life Assurance and Heirs General Insurance, earning spots on the 2026 Financial Times ranking of Africa’s fastest-growing companies. The ranking, regarded as one of the continent’s most authoritative benchmarks for business performance and expansion, featured 130 companies across various sectors. According to the...
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Nigerian Artistes Need To Support African Awards

Music executive, Oluwatayo Akinyemi, has urged Afrobeats stars to show stronger support for African music award platforms, insisting that homegrown institutions such as the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) deserve the same recognition given to foreign award bodies. Akinyemi, popularly known as Jc T Why and also a Talent Executive with AFRIMA, said Nigerian artistes...
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Rain Storm Pulls-Off NIWA Office, Others In Kogi

Heavy rain storm has destroyed a whole office block of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Headquarters and affected other environs in Lokoja, Kogi State. The rain storm, which occurred between 8.30 p.m. and 930 p.m., also damaged a 33KVA transformer, thereby burning off five fuel pumping machines of A.A. Kano filling station opposite Kogi Specialist...
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No Going Back On Shea Ban, FG Declares

…as Nigeria pushes for value addition on raw shea nuts The Federal Government has declared that its policy to restrict the export of raw shea nuts is a deliberate course of action, as the nation doubles down on efforts to process more of what it produces and retain greater value within the country. Speaking at...
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Nigeria Losing Economic Opportunities Through Cannabis Criminal

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised the Federal Government and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over the continued seizure and destruction of cannabis consignments, describing the country’s approach as economically short-sighted and outdated. Sowore, a publisher of Sahara Reporters, made this remark in reaction to the reports that the Customs...
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