Western Africa

ExxonMobil has reached an agreement to sell its equity interest in Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited to Seplat Energy, a Nigerian independent oil and gas company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Seplat …

The Presidency has expressed displeasure with reports of inhumane and unfair treatment of Nigerians and other African citizens who are being denied the equal right of exit from Ukraine. In …

Stakeholders in agriculture yesterday held a workshop to deliberate on how to position and strengthen the sector to be competitive in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The discussions …

The United Kingdom (UK) on Monday through its minister for Africa announced the payment of 210,610 pounds (about N120 million) as fraud compensation to the government of Nigeria. This is …

(Bloomberg) — Nigerian financial-technology company Tingo Inc is seeking $500 million to expand across Africa partly through acquisitions, Chief Executive Officer Dozy Mmobuosi said. Tingo, which trades over the counter …

CrowdForce, a Nigerian startup supported by Y Combinator, has secured US$3.6 million in pre-Series A funding. Aruwa Capital Management led the US$3.6 million pre-Series A round, which included both stock …

The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) have suspended their planned strike after an intervention by …

A leisure of Covid-19 restrictions prompted a lift in client spending and a rebound in Japan’s economy over the last three months of 2021, although the bounce was not as …

Eyimofe: This Is My Desire, the debut movie by Nigerian brothers Arie and Chuko Esiri, is a poignant story of aspiration thwarted by actuality. Its lead characters, a manufacturing facility …

Duplo, a Nigerian fintech backed by Y Combinator, has raised $1.3 million to digitize payment processes for B2B businesses. Oui Capital, an early-stage pan-African venture capital firm, led the pre-seed …