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Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria are cutting operating hours, reducing stock, and closing shops as surging energy costs, driven by high petrol/diesel prices and electricity tariff hikes consume up to 60 per cent of their profits. Many micro-businesses and manufacturers now operate at a fraction of their capacity to avoid passing unsustainable costs

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that former President Donald Trump imposed certain tariffs without proper constitutional authority. In response, a new refund system is set to roll out on Monday to reimburse businesses that paid these tariffs. Beginning at 8 a.m., importers and their brokers can start filing for refunds through an online portal

Burnout among chief information security officers (CISOs) is not just a personal disaster for those concerned. It also constitutes a high, and costly, risk for the business. But in the face of rising threats and limited resources, the problem is “more serious than most people realise until they’re in the seat”, says Martin Astley. He

Facing a hollowing out of services and opportunities after decades of structural decline, it’s no wonder communities in western NSW and Queensland are pissed. Promotional material for Inland Rail (Image: Inland Rail) Whether the now-truncated, budget-blowing Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail project was ever worth the billions already spent is a more than reasonable question.

The Long-Distance Drivers and Conductors Association (LoDDCA) has issued an urgent directive halting all South Sudan-bound cargo loading after the Elegu border point reached full capacity. The association says movement is paralysed at the border due to severe congestion along the corridor, with designated holding areas fully saturated and vehicles spilling into surrounding zones. In

African businesses are now competing for discretionary spending against a new sector – online gambling. As it proliferates, regular businesses, whether entertainment providers, phone companies, or even grocery shops, are seeing customers increasingly willing to spend on games of chance rather than perishables, a good flick, or faster internet. “People are spending money in a

TORONTO — Venn, the all-in-one financial platform built for Canadian businesses, today announced that it is now powering over 10,000 businesses across the country. For two centuries, Canadian businesses have operated within one of the most concentrated banking markets in the world, facing high fees, outdated infrastructure, and tools that were never built for how