The $23.5 million Abacha loot recovered this month by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) was forfeited by Mohammed Abacha and an offshore company Mecosta Securities Inc., the British agency has …
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- EducationWestern Africa
Women in Agriculture: How ASUU strike ignited my passion for farming — Student
Chisom Mefor, a 400-level computer science student at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, resides in Abuja with her family. Ms Mefor, 22, has a passion for creative writing and technology …
Niger, the poorest country in the world according to the benchmark of the UN’s Human Development Index (HDI), is struggling with a reputation for corruption and volatility. Nigerien non-governmental organizations …
Cameroon’s Ministry of Telecommunications has drawn up a digital transformation strategy to promote participation in the digital economy through more comprehensive infrastructure and lower-cost access to both phone services and …
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday in Abuja, said a significant number of the outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council have been sufficiently equipped to aspire …
FoodCo Nigeria Limited has been listed as one of Africa’s fastest growing companies in the 2022 inaugural FT Annual Africa Fastest Growing Companies’ ranking. According to the list compiled by …
- Business and EconomyWestern Africa
“Nigeria needs proper data accountability to achieve competitive tax system”, President of CITN, Adesina Adedayo says
For Nigeria to achieve a competitive tax system, the need to address issues on data, information and accountability has been emphasized. President and Chairman of Governing Council, Chartered Institute of …
Cocoa has been Ghana’s main commercial crop for several decades and although the West African country is the second largest cocoa producer and exporter in the world, some are still …
- Business PoliciesWestern Africa
FIRS seeks collaboration within African countries to effectively tax digital businesses
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has called for improved collaboration among countries with the aim of exploring alternative rules that will enable market jurisdictions, particularly African countries to effectively tax …
- Banking, Finance & InvestmentWestern Africa
Polaris Bank to pay customer N500,000 over failed N61,000 POS transaction, Court orders
An Akwa Ibom State High Court has ordered Polaris Bank to pay a customer N500,000 as damages for the bank’s failure to reverse a failed Point of Sales (POS) transaction within …