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Airtel Mobile Commerce N.V., the parent company of Airtel Money, has set its initial public offering price at £1.96 per share. This values the business at an estimated £5.3 billion, or $7 billion, upon its London Stock Exchange admission. The company announced the price on Thursday, October 1, following its IPO intention confirmed September 23….
Airtel Money, a mobile payments business operating across Africa, has set a $7 billion valuation for its planned debut on the London stock market. The company, a unit of Airtel Africa, expects admission to trading on October 14. This move will allow existing shareholders to sell part of their holdings in one of the continent’s…
Airtel Money has launched a retail offer for its initial public offering, setting a minimum application of £250 per investor. This move precedes its planned listing on the London Stock Exchange. The offer commenced on October 2, 2026, and is specifically available to eligible investors who are resident and physically present in the United Kingdom….
Anthropic PBC, the artificial intelligence company known for its Claude chatbot, is reportedly planning to launch its initial public offering as early as mid-November. The potential listing comes after the company shifted its earlier IPO timetable. Bloomberg reported the development, citing unnamed sources familiar with the private discussions. This move places Anthropic at the forefront…
Heirs Energies Ltd, a company controlled by Tony Elumelu, has acquired 6 million ordinary shares in Seplat Energy Plc. The transaction is valued at £53.2 million. Seplat Energy disclosed the new share purchase in a regulatory filing on Thursday, signed by Edith Onwuchekwa, the company’s Director, Legal/Company Secretary. Mr. Elumelu, who also serves as a…
President William Ruto and Dangote Group President Aliko Dangote. PHOTO/PSCU. By PATRICK MAYOYO No, Mr President. Kenyans who are asking questions about the Dangote East Africa Refinery in Lamu are not extortionists. They are citizens and taxpayers. They are members of communities whose land, livelihoods, environment and cultural heritage may be affected by one of…
Kinshasa — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) welcomes and supports the position of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, expressed through the Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Welfare, to strengthen transparency, traceability and accountability in the management of resources mobilised for the Ebola response. This…
TODAY’S MASS EXPLAINER | Jesus delivers a powerful warning about the fruits of faith Pope Leo XIV receives the President of Montenegro. PHOTO/VATICAN By PATRICK MAYOYO Catholics around the world are being confronted today with a striking message about responsibility, justice, prayer and the need to produce good fruit, as the readings of the Mass…
According to information available to FAJ, Kaka left the RTS offices in the capital, Niamey, at around 7 p.m. on 31 August 2026 to return home but never arrived . His family and colleagues have been unable to contact him, and his vehicle is also reported missing. More than a month later, no public account…
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