Western Africa

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, approved a steering committee to supervise the implementation of the newly signed Petroleum Industry Act. The Special Adviser to the President …

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it will work with the Nigeria Police and other law enforcement agencies to ensure that anyone found abusing the naira such as spraying …

Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Abhay Thakur, said on Sunday that India was working closely with Nigeria to tackle insecurity by fighting terrorism and radicalisation in the country. Thakur …

The federal government has reportedly begun the implementation of new rates for vehicle number plates and driving licences across the country. The Joint Tax Board (JTB) explained that Nigerians will …

The exchange rate between Nigeria’s Naira and United States’ dollar as at today, Friday, August 13, stands at ₦515/$1 in the parallel market. Meanwhile, NairaWatch can report that the exchange …

Pan-African marketplace for manufacturers and suppliers of commercial products, Plendify, has launched a B2B e-commerce platform to facilitate customers’ access to wholesalers, manufacturers, exporters and importers.The B2B marketplace was built …

Ejisu (Ash), Aug. 10, GNA – About 40 per cent of start-up businesses in Ghana do not make a profit at all, Mr. Sherif Ghali, Chief Executive Officer of the …

Business mogul, Aliko Dangote, is the only Nigerian to make a list of 500 billionaires published by Bloomberg Billionaires Index on Tuesday. The index which was updated by the close …

WEMA Bank Plc., one of Nigeria’s oldest financial institutions, has renewed and expanded its long-term business agreement with Network International the leading enabler of digital commerce across Africa and the …

USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, the first ship permanently assigned to Africa, arrived in Nigeria’s commercial capital city of Lagos on Saturday as part of the U.S. government’s support to combat …