The Future Of Blockchain: The Forbes Fintech 50 For 2019

The Future Of Blockchain: The Forbes Fintech 50 For 2019

While crypto prices and ICOs collapsed, overall investment in fintech surged in 2018, hitting $55 billion worldwide, double the year before. Big fintechs are getting bigger: 19 of the 2019 Fintech 50 are valued at $1 billion or more.
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African Union United To End Female Genital Mutilation in Africa

African Union United To End Female Genital Mutilation in Africa

This February the African Union is launching a campaign to eliminate FGM at its conference in Addis Ababa, The goal is to set up a mechanism for African countries to report regularly on their progress, making them accountable to the public and the international community, says Nafissatou Diop, coordinator of the UNFPA-UNICEF joint program on the elimination of FGM.

Political Realities of the 2019 Presidential Election in Nigeria

Political Realities of the 2019 Presidential Election in Nigeria

 Believe it or not, majority of the crowds at the presidential campaign rallies of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, GCON; in the north are going to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR; in the presidential election, because of the political power bloc of his grassroots movement since when he was a former military Head of State of Nigeria from December 31, 1983 to August 27, 1985 and increased over the years during his previous campaigns for presidential elections in 2003, 2007, and 2011.

We Say NO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) Everywhere in the World

 

Today, February 6 is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

"On this Day of Zero Tolerance, I call for increased, concerted and global action to end female genital mutilation and fully uphold the human rights of all women and girls." 

— UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons and is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women.

US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo May Come To Nigeria Before the Presidential Election

US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo Urged To Come To Nigeria Before Presidential Election

"We the People of Nigeria" International Press Conference
"Spotlight on the February 2019 Nigerian Elections"

National Press Club, February 4th 2019 - WASHINGTON, D.C.

Key Purpose: Nigeria yearns for free and fair elections. This press conference aims to spotlight why the United States needs to support Nigerian democracy by sending the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, to Nigeria in advance of the elections, as well as election observers to Nigeria. The panel will talk about how and why the incumbent Mohammadu Buhari administration must ensure free and fair elections. Democracy and the rule of law must be upheld in the most populous nation in Africa.

Boko Haram: "No Other Possibility But To Leave"

‘No Other Possibility But To Leave': UN News Special Report from the Nigeria-Cameroon Border as 35,000 Newly-Displaced Seek Safety

NEW YORK, 01 February 2019 / PRN Africa / -- Hebibi Toudjum‘s shelter is so low to the ground she needs to crawl into it.

She arrived from the village of Rann 7km across the border in Nigeria six days ago after fleeing a killing spree perpetrated by the terrorist group Boko Haram.

“They came and killed many people and set the town alight,' she told UN News, which has a team on assignment in the region. ‘Everyone was scared, so we came here where it is safe,” she added.

Newgioco Completes Acquisition of Virtual Generation Limited

Accretive Acquisition Accelerates Global Expansion and Reinforces Portfolio of Market-Leading Gaming Technology Platforms

NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Newgioco Group, Inc. ("Newgioco" or the "Company") (OTCQB: NWGI), today announced that the Company has completed the acquisition of Virtual Generation Limited ("VG"), a leading developer of virtual gaming software, together with Naos Holding Limited, a private holding company (''Naos''), effective January 30, 2019 for approximately $4.5 million in a combination of cash and stock.

Transform Banking With Newgen's Easy-to-use BPM Platform at Makeathon 2019, Lagos

Transform Banking With Newgen's Easy-to-use BPM Platform at Makeathon 2019, Lagos

LAGOS, Nigeria, February 4, 2019  /PRNewswire/ --

Newgen Software, a global provider of banking software solutions, today announced Makeathon 2019, Lagos, Nigeria. The event will focus on creating powerful banking processes using easy-to-use low-code BPM platform - OmniFlow Intelligent Business Process Suite (iBPS).

The Political Warfare of the 2019 Presidential Election in Nigeria

With less than two weeks to the 2019 presidential election in Nigeria, the leading presidential candidates have intensified their political campaigns in every region of the country. But majority of Nigerians making noise on social networks online in support of the ruling party and the main opposition party are ignorant of the real warfare in the presidential election.

Video: "We Cannot Control Cryptocurrency." - Central Bank of Nigeria

"We Cannot Control Cryptocurrency." - Central Bank of Nigeria

Central Bank cannot control or regulate bitcoin. Central Bank cannot control or regulate blockchain. Just the same way no one is going to control or regulate the Internet. We don’t own it.

Musa Itopa-Jimoh,
The Deputy Director of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Banking and Payments System (CBN).
Bitcoin News.

41% of new users in 2018 came from Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa. However, Nigerians who use Paxful to buy Bitcoin, often pay at least 20% more for Bitcoin than international users.
- Ray Youssef, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Paxful.