Catalyst Fund has raised $3.5 million from FSD Africa, seeking to accelerate and scale Pre-Seed Impact Ventures in Africa. With FSD Africa’s backing, Catalyst Fund will invest and offer hands-on …
Radarr Africa Business Desk
Radarr Africa Business Desk
The Radarr Africa Business Desk reports daily on companies, markets, banking, energy, technology and policy across Nigeria and Africa. Stories are reviewed and edited by The Radarr Africa Editorial Team in Lagos. Story tips and corrections: business@radarr.africa.
Russia bans purchases made with cryptocurrency – but investments remain legal. Russian president Vladimir Putin has vowed to ban cryptocurrency payments with a new law that would make paying with …
Major retail outlet Makro has launched its first stand-alone shopping app which will enable customers to purchase merchandise, liquor, and pantry items, remotely. The Makro Shopping App, available to Apple …
Cassava Technologies, An African Information technology company has announced closing a $50 million investment from a specialist venture capital firm, C5 Capital. The new funding was confirmed on Tuesday in …
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CBN to place restriction on accounts of Nigerians converting Naira to the US dollar.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a stern warning to Nigerians converting Naira to the US dollar. According to CBN, it would place a post-no debit on bank …
The United Nations has asked Kenya and other developing countries to regulate and tax the cryptocurrency industry to limit exposure to the meltdown in the crypto market and risks of …
Dana Airline says its Abuja-bound Boeing 737 aircraft with registration mark 5N DNA had an emergency landing in Abuja on Tuesday. The airline disclosed that the development was due to an …
Kenya-based CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA), a mini-grid infrastructure fund has announced completion of a $40 million equity investment from Norfund, the Norwegian Investment Fund for developing countries, and KLP, Norway’s …
Nigeria will continue its $3.5bn civil claim against Shell Plc and Eni SpA after Italian prosecutors dropped criminal proceedings against the companies, a lawyer representing Africa’s largest crude producer said. …
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Dangote Industries completes issuance of N187.6bn bond
Dangote Industries Limited, DHL, has successfully completed its N187.6 billion series 1 bond issuance which is the largest corporate bond ever issued in the history of the Nigerian capital market. …