Kogi Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has approved the sum of N300,000 as a monthly allowance for doctors in the state’s health sector Governor Ododo explained that the move was to curb the growing brain drain in the sector, popularly referred to as Japa Governor Ododo announced the development while speaking …
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Can banks stem the exodus of clients? The new World Payments Report 2026, published by Capgemini Research Institute, offers a sobering insight for banks attending this year’s Sibos. It uncovers a looming crisis for traditional banks, with 40% of small and mid-sized merchant businesses planning to shift their payment services …
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A Faraday Future electric SUV caught fire at the startup’s Los Angeles headquarters early Sunday morning, leading to an explosion that blew out part of a wall, the fire department told TechCrunch. The fire was extinguished in 40 minutes, and no injuries were reported. Damage to the building — a …
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South Africa Football Association (SAFA) have confirmed their intention to appeal FIFA’s verdict The world football governing body disciplinary committee found the country guilty of fielding an ineligible player The SAFA have tendered their apologies to fans of Bafana Bafana, promising to win their last two matches The South Africa …
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Mortgage interest rate drops have opened new opportunities for homebuyers this October. Getty Images/iStockphoto Mortgage interest rates plunged to their lowest level in three years in September, and while they’ve ticked up slightly since the middle of the month, they now enter October at a significantly lower position than they …
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More than 30 of the largest banks worldwide join in the design, development, and testing of the new offering, SWIFT announced at the Sibos conference. Big news at this year’s Sibos conference in Frankfurt came right at the opening on Monday. SWIFT announced it would add a shared blockchain-based ledger …
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On Monday, Anthropic launched a new frontier model called Claude Sonnet 4.5, which it claims to offer state-of-the-art performance on coding benchmarks. The company says Claude Sonnet 4.5 is capable of building “production-ready” applications, rather than just prototypes, representing a leap in reliability from previous AI models. Claude Sonnet 4.5 …
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FAAN has kicked off its cashless payment system at Nigerian airports with a pilot phase in Lagos and Abuja. The new payment method is expected to boost FAAN’s revenue, with a target of nationwide expansion in Q1 2025. The cashless system will be implemented at access gates, car parks, and …
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A NEW app means passengers now pay for train tickets AFTER they board. The app will trial for passengers travelling on Northern rail services between Harrogate and Leeds by tracking their journey from today, before rolling out to other destinations. 2 A new train ticket trial launched today that allows …
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Home Transaction Banking Finastra Unveils Intelligent Routing Module To Revolutionize Payments Processing The new module is designed to help banks route payments faster, cheaper, and smarter across multiple rails. Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, announced its new Intelligent Routing Module at Sibos 2025 on Monday, a solution …
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