Western Africa

The UK government says it will remove tariffs from up to 99 percent of goods imported from Africa and other developing countries. In a statement on Tuesday, the British High Commission in …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the interest rate on bank customers’ deposits. According to the Apex Bank, bank customers will be getting at least 4.2 per cent …

Prices of petroleum products are expected to see a rise beginning today, August 16 as part of the adjustments for the 2nd pricing window of August. This was revealed by the …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is convening an emergency Monetary Policy Committee meeting on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, over recent challenges faced by the Ghanaian economy. The meeting according to …

Ghana Export-Import (EXIM) Bank has embarked on a GH¢ 30 million “Coconut for Life” project targeted at increasing the country’s coconut production. Under the project, 50,000 to one million nuts …

Commerce between India and Nigeria totaled $14.95 billion in 2021. Gangadharan Balasubramanian, the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria disclosed this during the 76th independence day of India,  in Abuja. Even …

The Nigerian equity market on Monday started the week’s trading with mixed sentiments as a loss in Presco and 16 others drove the market lower by N18 billion. Also, Nigeria’s …

Nigeria’s electricity supply crisis could worsen from tomorrow as the organised labour has directed workers in the power sector to down tools and commence an indefinite strike over pending labour …

The Bank of Industry (BoI) Nigeria has completed a landmark €1 billion Guaranteed Senior Loan Facility to further enhance its capacity to deliver on its mandate. According to the bank, …

The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Systems (NIBSS) has said that transactions done on the Point of Sales (PoS) terminals across Nigeria rose by N1.05 trillion from N3.56 trillion in the first seven …