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Safaricom to roll out tokenised Wi-Fi with hourly and daily plans

Nairobi, Jan. 20 -- Safaricom plans to roll out tokenised Wi-Fi within the next month, introducing pay-as-you-go broadband options as the telco seeks to expand fixed internet access beyond higher-inco... Read More


Kenya's debt servicing costs hit Sh942bn in first half

Nairobi, Jan. 20 -- Kenya's debt servicing costs jumped 44.1 percent in the first half of the current financial year, increasing pressure on public finances as repayments consumed more than 80 percent... Read More


Investment bank Capital A tops in bonds trading

Nairobi, Jan. 20 -- Capital A Investment Bank dominated trading in bonds -the largest asset class- on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) last year according to market data. The institution oversaw... Read More


FSD Africa to mobilise Sh10bn debt fund for Kenyan SMEs

Nairobi, Jan. 20 -- UK-backed Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa) is lining up a new debt fund to help mobilise between $64 million (Sh8.25 billion) and $77 million (Sh9.93 billion) for len... Read More


Investors switch Sh25bn into lower-return bond

Nairobi, Jan. 20 -- Investors who held a 10-year bond maturing in August 2026 agreed to roll over Sh26.49 billion of their paper into a 15-year bond in the current fiscal year's first switch bond issu... Read More


"If I can bring one rupee to Assam, automatically that one rupee goes to Northeast": CM Himanta Biswa Sarma at Davos

Davos, Jan. 19 -- As Assam made its debut at the 56th World Economic Forum in Davos on Monday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the ecosystem is gradually being developed in Assam and said... Read More


Vedanta's AAF-Bagaan created an environment where heritage was experienced, at JLF-2026

Jaipur, Jan. 19 -- The Anil Agarwal Foundation (AAF) Bagaan has emerged as a forum where literature, living traditions and community voices converged during the Vedanta Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF... Read More


Sanwo-Olu signs N4.4 trillion Lagos 2026 budget, defends Makoko demolition

Nigeria, Jan. 19 -- Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has defended the ongoing demolition of structures in Makoko, a waterfront community along the Third Mainland Bridge, saying the action is ne... Read More


UP has emerged as global destination for industrial growth, strategic partnerships: State Finance Minister at WEF 2026

Davos, Jan. 19 -- A high-level delegation from Uttar Pradesh, led by State minister Finance & Parliamentary Affairs, Suresh Kumar Khanna, is all set to showcase at the World Economic Forum (WEF), the ... Read More


Korean Kanakaraju teaser: Varun Tej reinvents himself in his comeback action drama, massy first look out now

India, Jan. 19 -- Varun Tej has been going through a lull in his career, as a few of his films have flopped big time at the box office. As a result, he took a long break and did not sign any films ove... Read More