Western Africa

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo Olu, has received approval to build the Badagry Deep Seaport which was approved by the Federal Executive Council in August. A statement signed by …

The President of the World Bank Group, David Malpass, has said that the bank will work with the International Monetary Fund to assess Nigeria’s debt sustainability. Malpass said this during …

Ecobank Group has announced six finalists for the fifth edition of its fintech challenge. The finalists come from the Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, South Africa and Togo. The …

The Federal Government has once again assured that it has zero plans to sell or privatise the operations of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). This was disclosed in a statement by …

The House of Reps has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the sale of Polaris Bank Plc.  The House gave the directive on Wednesday during plenary after …

Lagos State Government has been commended for the bold step taken to build an airport in the Lekki-Epe axis of the state. The Ministry of Aviation and the Nigerian Civil Aviation …

The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke, has said that the union will soon call off its eight-month-old strike. Mr. Osodeke said this at a …

Stears, a pan-African data and intelligence company, has closed a seed round of $3.3 million. The funding was led by MaC Venture Capital with participation from Serena Ventures, Melo 7 …

First Bank of Nigeria has rounded off its promo tagged FirstMobile Cash-out Promo designed to reward users of the FirstMobile app, its industry-leading mobile banking application with the presentation of prizes …

The Lagos State Government has sought increased partnership with the World Bank for the development of mass housing schemes across the state. The appeal by the state government followed increasing migration to Lagos from …