Africa

The Nigerian startup ecosystem has recorded a significant amount of growth in terms of investments, with Lagos taking the lead. According to a report, about 383 Nigerian tech startups raised a …

The Debt Management Office (DMO) said Nigeria’s total public debt stock, which was N41.60 trillion (100.07 billion dollars) in March rose to N42.84 trillion (103.31 billion dollars) by June. According …

South Africa’s headline consumer inflation fell to 7.6% year on year in August, data showed on Wednesday, suggesting inflation may have peaked in annual terms at 7.8% the previous month. Inflation …

The United States government has announced it will provide a US$5 million grant to the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support efforts to abate methane gas emission, across Africa. Methane …

Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency seized cocaine worth $278 million on Monday, the biggest single drug bust in the country’s history, it said on Twitter on Monday. The 1.8 tons of cocaine …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited ( NNPC) says the country will not experience petrol scarcity in December and beyond as it has made adequate arrangements for supply. Mr Umar Ajia, …

The 2022 annual top corporate brand evaluation report, “TOP 50 BRANDS NIGERIA” has been released. Dangote Group, a fully integrated Conglomerate has again emerged as the Most Valuable Brand in …

The Nigerian Communication Commission(NCC) says it plans to generate over N500 billion as revenue for the Federal Government from the auctioning of two 5G spectrums in 2023. Prof. Umar Danbatta, …

The Bank of Ghana will sell a total of $420 million to Bulk Oil Distribution Companies via banks in the final quarter of this year, in its Foreign Exchange Auctions. …

The Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has scaled up its social intervention programmes around host communities in Adamawa and Nasarawa States, where its Backward Integration projects are located.   The Group …