Western Africa

Despite a drop in the demand for foreign exchange (FX) at the market on Monday, the Naira depreciated against the US Dollar by 0.08 per cent or 34 kobo at …

Equity trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange started this week ended on a bearish note as major indicators closed negative. The loss was primarily influenced by Central Securities Clearing …

Access Bank recently acquired controlling shares in the former Grobank Limited. Following the completion of Access bank acquiring the controlling interest in Grobank in March. Grobank Limited has been officially …

Wale Olayanju, 4Point Real Estate Investment Limited CEO, has added another feather to his sprawling list ofoutstanding achievements. He was conferred Doctor of Science (D. Sc. Hons) Degree in PropertyManagement …

Last week, the Central Bank of Nigeria disclosed that it has disbursed about N3.6 billion for procurement of pre-paid meters to stabilise the billing system in electricity consumption in Nigeria. …

In Nigeria and East Africa, avocado farmers aim to increase the production of avocado to become the leading exporters in the next decade. What strategy should both countries employ to …

One factor is the critically poor state of the economy. The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics recently published the country’s unemployment rate for the fourth quarter of 2020, reflecting a continued …

Kaspersky, a cybersecurity firm has partnered with DataGroupIT to provide cybersecurity solutions and expand its footprint in Africa. “DataGroupIT is a well-known distributor in Africa with a clear value-add when …

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced its plans to provide $20 million to Nigerian off-grid power service providers.   According to Daybreak Power Solutions, a subsidiary of Daystar Power Group, …

The Central Bank of Nigeria has added 10 companies to the list of International Money Transfer Operators licensed in the country. This was disclosed on Monday in a report, titled …