Economy

Last week, the JSE hosted one of its small cap showcase. This series is part of a broader initiative to help the flagging smaller capitalization counters on the bourse. Interestingly, the …

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has decried the rising cost of diesel in the country and urged the federal government of Nigeria to issue its members licences to import …

Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) Limited on Friday threatened to leave the country over theft of crude oil and production challenges. The company’s Managing Director, Osagie Okunbor, who …

A United States-based Nexford University, in partnership with Africa-based financial technology company, Piggyvest, is set to provide Nigerian students with scholarships amid the industrial action embarked upon by the Academic …

Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, has concluded plans to extend its wings to Guangzhou, China, and Mumbai, India, with scheduled flight operations this month. The airline has also disclosed that …

Ogun State International Agro Cargo Airport in Ilisan Remo, Nigeria, will be completed for use before the end of this year, its Commissioner for Works & Infrastructure, Ade Akinsanya has …

Kenya is seeking to limit Zambia, Tanzania and Uganda from exporting maize to other countries at its expense in fresh efforts to curb the surge in maize flour prices, ease …

Aggressive tax collection and recovery measures by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) raised revenue collection by a fifth in the year to June 2022, the highest ever annual growth margin …

The Green Africa Foundation (GAF) has rolled out an initiative to train rural communities to adopt clean and energy saving cooking solutions as way of controlling destruction to environment while …

Small-scale farmers will start paying a presumptive tax if the Treasury’s proposals that seek to recruit more taxpayers to meet revenue collection targets are adopted. The proposal in the draft …