A crack team of soldiers and policemen arrived at the scene at Umuohiagu in Ngor-Okpala near the Imo airport where Ahmed Gulak lay dead. Next,…
Is Buhari trapped in the past?
In hindsight, President Buhari’s handlers will rue the Arise TV interview. It presented to viewers a man who looked trapped in a time warp. It…
Africa in the news: A COVID-19 third wave, solar energy in Togo, and security updates
By Leo Holtz, Mary Blankenship, Tamara White Africa faces third wave, COVAX’s limitations, and vaccine technology transfer hub in South Africa As the third wave…
Fintech builds its boom on the back of partnerships
Fintechs have become big business in Africa, and partnerships are offering new opportunities for banks and other corporates to extend their reach. But these collaborations…
Hutchins Roundup: Investment behavior, unemployment benefits, and more
By Lorena Hernandez Barcena, Jimena Ruiz Castro, Nasiha Salwati, David Wessel Studies in this week’s Hutchins Roundup find past returns influence people’s investment decisions, high unemployment benefits from the CARES…
“Equal weighting” is a poor framework for arbitration decisions under the No Surprises Act
By Matthew Fiedler, Benedic Ippolito, Loren Adler In December 2020, Congress enacted the No Surprises Act, which will eliminate most surprise out-of-network bills effective January…
Motorola Defy unveiled officially with rugged body
Motorola introduces its latest Smartphone, it is more like a rugged device – Motorola Defy (2021) with an IP68 rating and comes with support for…
Customs to confiscate unauthenticated private jets by July 6
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has stated that it would confiscate private jet owners who fail to authenticate their documents before July 6, 2021 when…
Bank regulator’s True Lender Rule undercuts bank regulatory protections and shelters predatory lending
By Michael Calhoun A recent rule by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a federal bank regulator, threatens to upend the rights…
Globeleq kicks off $32m solar power project in Mozambique
Independent power generation company Globeleq has announced the development of a $32 million power project at Cuamba, northern Mozambique. The project marks a major milestone…