West Africa business news from Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and the wider ECOWAS region.
Nigerian billionaire and CEO of Wisdom Kwati Group, Wisdom Kwati, has proposed a $5 billion investment aimed at driving growth in Sierra Leone’s real estate and aviation sectors. Kwati presented …
Compass Survey Limited, a company providing survey and positioning services to the Nigerian oil and gas industry, is proud to announce the award of a significant new contract with SeaBot …
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) says it has entered an agreement with its Benin Republic counterpart to enable importers to clear their goods from the port in Cotonou. Adewale Adeniyi, acting comptroller-general …
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), will in October 2023 conduct the country’s first all-encompassing business census to generate comprehensive data on all businesses and their characteristics. Unlike previous censuses that …
The Ghana government has hinted of entering a public-private partnership to turn around the fortunes of some 17 State-Owned Enterprises, including the Cocoa Processing Company (CPC). Although the names of …
People in Niger are feeling the pinch from sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in response to a military coup in the country, which have …
Women entrepreneurs face multiple challenges to accessing finance, with an estimated $42 billion financing gap for African women across business value chains. According to the United Nations Global Entrepreneurship Monitor …
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, approved a new whistleblower draft bill. It also lamented that the existing whistle-blowing policy launched on December 21, 2016, was losing momentum. The Minister of …
Shareholders of Nigerian Breweries Plc have unanimously approved the issuance of 2.1 billion bonus shares valued at N84 billion, to qualifying shareholders. This approval was made known in a press …
MTN Ghana, which is Africa’s largest mobile operator’s third-most lucrative market, is bracing for the potential deactivation of a quarter of its subscriber’s SIM cards on Thursday, as it looks …
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