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Baobab Nigeria’s recently launched savings app, Jollof+, has achieved a significant milestone, attracting over N1.3 billion in savings just 64 days after it was launched.
31 May 2024
Baobab Microfinance Bank has launched its digital savings offering, the Jollof+ app, which allows customers to earn up to 24 per cent on their savings and hedge against high inflation.
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BARELY 72 hours to his inauguration, the United States of America's President-elect, Donald Trump, has declared that the nation would resolve its differences with China to foster development and global peace. Trump, on his X Handle on Friday, revealed that he was on a mutual phone conversation with the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, adding that…
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