The All-Share Index (ASI) of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited slipped into the 38,000-point region on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, four weeks after it moved out of the threshold to …
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.
- AirtelBanking, Finance & InvestmentBusiness PoliciesWestern Africa
How to Apply for Nigerian International Passport Travelling overseas can be very challenging for those who do not understand how to begin the application process. Every year millions of Nigerians …
- Business PoliciesManufacturing & Consumer GoodsWestern Africa
Reps Move to Legalize Use of Indian Hemp in Nigeria
House of Representatives, is set to legalize the use of Indian Hemp in Nigeria, this was made known by Benjamin Okezie Kalu, spokesperson of the lower chamber. Kalu made this …
- Eastern AfricaEntrepreneurshipTechnology
Invest Africa and Absa Group announce strategic collaboration
Invest Africa the leading business and investment platform for African markets, and Absa Group, one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services groups, are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration, aimed …
- Business PoliciesSouthern AfricaTechnology
South Africa to begin a roadmap for the production of full-electric vehicles
The South African Government takes a bold step towards mapping out a roadmap for the production of full-electric vehicles (EVs) in the country with the publication of an Auto Green …
The federal government through the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has ordered the suspension of processing of new passport applications in all passport offices nationwide till June 1. The directive, which …
- AmazonBanking, Finance & InvestmentPress ReleasesSafaricom
Safaricom in Talks with Amazon for M-Pesa integration as a payment option
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom is reportedly in talks with U.S e-commerce giant Amazon to integrate M-pesa as a payment option. The move, according to a report by Bloomberg, is part …
- Banking, Finance & InvestmentBusiness PoliciesWestern Africa
Nigerian Equity Market Witnesses Low Weekly Turnover
The Nigerian equity market witnessed a low turnover last week, with just 840.3 million shares worth N9.6 billion traded in 13,239 deals as against the 1.4 billion shares worth N15.9 …
- AirtelBanking, Finance & InvestmentFEATURED NEWSSpotlightTechnology
Vodacom, Alibaba look to boost South Africa sales with super-app
Seeking to accelerate growth in a market hampered by a lack of new broadband spectrum. Vodacom is expanding its financial and e-commerce services in South Africa through a partnership with …
- AfricaBanking, Finance & InvestmentSouthern Africa
Elon Musk loses world’s second-richest rank as Tesla dips
Elon Musk’s Twitter posts continue to send Bitcoin prices crashing, this leads his fortune heading in the same direction as the cryptocurrency. On Monday, Tesla Inc.’s chief executive officer lost …