AfDB, Bank of Africa Tanzania sign $7.5m trade finance guarantee to boost SME and intra-Africa trade
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Bank of Africa Tanzania (BOAT) have signed a $7.5 million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee Facility aimed at ...
African News
News
African countries urged to seize economic opportunities through new climate plans
UN Climate Chief highlights potential for millions of new jobs, secure energy, rising living standards. African governments are being encouraged to present ...
Business
Finnfund’s economist Tangeni Shatiwa: “Investor confidence in Nigeria got a boost”
The current government of Nigeria has implemented a series of bold policy reforms to address structural weaknesses of the country. The reforms have ...
Business
Five key signs of a reliable Forex broker in Nigeria’s growing trading market
The Nigerian Forex market keeps attracting traders all over the world. In recent years, its accessibility and potential for profit have grown by ...
Business
Expert urges Europe’s economy: Take more chances on BRICS
Karlheinz Zuerl, CEO of the German Technology & Engineering Corporation (GTEC), headquartered in Shanghai, is calling on Europe’s industrial SMEs to seize the ...
Arts
All hands on deck by Arunma Oteh is BCA African Business Book of the Year 2025
All Hands on Deck by renowned Nigerian economist and former World Bank Treasurer and Director General of the Nigerian SEC, Arunma Oteh, has been named ...
Finnfund’s economist Tangeni Shatiwa: “Investor confidence in Nigeria got a boost”
The current government of Nigeria has implemented a series of bold policy reforms to address structural weaknesses of the country. The reforms have ...
People & Politics
Article
Confronting SA’s local government crisis
Poor performance management and low productivity levels derailing local government. WWISE managing director Muhammad Ali proposes standards-driven model to restore public trust in ...
Article
Dangote and his two wives
By Funke Egbemode A man married two wives. To maintain fairness, he set up a roster to guide who shared his bed and ...
Article
Revenue target: What might have been!
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE “Today I can stand here before you to brag: Nigeria is not borrowing. We have met our revenue target for ...
Article
Ekiti State: What? Who will upset the applecart?
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE In a Special State Broadcast on Tuesday, Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji of Ekiti State appealed for peace and orderliness ahead ...
Article
Nigeria on the brink, but it is redeemable
By Moses Braimah The air in Nigeria is thick, not just with the Harmattan dust, but with a palpable sense of impending rupture. ...
Article
Turning tribal differences into peace and prosperity in Nigeria
By Joy Akunwa Nwajari Introduction: From Rivalry to Opportunity For decades, Nigeria has carried the heavy burden of ethnic rivalry. From elections to ...
Education
Accra Institute of Technology holds 21st graduation ceremony, welcomes class of 2025 students
AIT Celebrates Milestone Graduation and Matriculation Ceremony The Accra Institute of Technology (AIT) held its 21st Graduation Ceremony and 2025 Matriculation this month in Accra. The event ...
Article
Targeted by politics: Ethnic profiling in Lagos
Between ballots and bias, the Igbo struggle for belonging in Nigeria’s commercial capital. Lagos has long been celebrated as Nigeria’s melting pot, a ...
Article
Power sector: The watts that weren’t!
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE There was a delusion that the privatization of the power sector – an existing, dilapidated monopoly – would be as ...
Article
Four financial priorities for the new president of AfDB
By Aboubakr Kaira Barry, CFA Congratulations on your recent appointment as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB). I am writing to share ...
Business & Economy
Business
Finnfund’s economist Tangeni Shatiwa: “Investor confidence in Nigeria got a boost”
The current government of Nigeria has implemented a series of bold policy reforms to address structural weaknesses of the country. The reforms have ...
Business
OPEC+ restraint and geopolitical tensions drive oil prices higher
Oil prices surged by over 2%, with the primary catalyst being OPEC+’s decision to significantly slow its pace of production increases for October ...
Business
Gold prices near record highs as Fed rate cut expectations and geopolitical tensions boost demand
Gold holds firm on Fed policy outlook Gold prices stayed close to record highs on Tuesday, supported by growing expectations of a US ...
Business
Uganda to host Development Finance Summit in Kampala
The inaugural summit will welcome over 400 financial and development experts, policy makers, and business leaders. Address the need to explore new financing ...
Business
Five key signs of a reliable Forex broker in Nigeria’s growing trading market
The Nigerian Forex market keeps attracting traders all over the world. In recent years, its accessibility and potential for profit have grown by ...
