Stakeholders at the inaugural Heirs Insurance Travel Festival have called for simpler and fairer visa processes to boost travel within Africa and improve access for millions of Africans. The event, …
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Emirates Wins Travel Gold Award for Connecting Africa to the World
Emirates Airlines has been recognised for its contribution to African tourism, trade, and cultural exchange, receiving the Travel Gold Award of Excellence for “Connecting Africa to the World”. The award …
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African student innovators compete in Abuja as JA Africa opens 2025 Company of the Year contest
Nigeria and seven other African countries have converged in Abuja for the 15th edition of the Junior Achievement Africa Company of the Year (COY) competition, the continent’s biggest student enterprise …
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Africa’s $100bn SME Credit Gap Pushes Banks, Telcos and Fintechs into Unusual Partnerships
Africa’s growing $100 billion credit shortfall for small and medium enterprises is forcing banks, telecom operators, and fintech companies across the continent to work together in ways that were unthinkable …
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Afreximbank Reaffirms Strong Support for AfCFTA, Pushes New Financing Tools to Boost Intra-African Trade
Afreximbank has restated its strong commitment to increasing intra-African trade, supporting industrial growth, and strengthening value-chain development under the African Continental Free Trade Area. The bank said it will continue …
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Business Verge Awards Set to Honour Africa’s Leading
The Business Verge Awards has announced that it will hold its next major celebration of African entrepreneurship in the first week of December 2025. The organisers said the event will …
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The Care Organisation Public Enlightenment has celebrated its 30th anniversary, marking three decades of sustained advocacy, early detection services and survivor support for women battling breast cancer in Nigeria. The …
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PRESIDENT TINUBU SAYS TRADE REFORMS WILL BOOST NIGERIA’S GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that the Federal Government’s ongoing trade reforms, including the unification of the exchange rate, removal of fuel subsidy, and continued port modernisation, were introduced …
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Peter Obi Says Nigeria Can Hit $2 Trillion Economy with Right Leadership
by Radarr Adminby Radarr AdminNigeria’s former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has restated that Nigeria remains Africa’s top investment destination, saying the country can record massive economic growth if it embraces competent …
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Africa Eyes $700bn Pension Fund to Boost Infrastructure, Reduce Foreign Debt
by Radarr Adminby Radarr AdminAfrican leaders, policymakers, and investors are pushing for a new continental approach to development financing — one that relies less on foreign debt and more on Africa’s own pension assets, …