Western Africa

Airtel Africa Plc has announced that its payment service bank subsidiary, SmartCash has commenced operations in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the company’s secretary, Simon O’Hara …

The Head of Commercial Section/Commercial Counsellor, Lagos US Consulate, David Russell, yesterday, stated that the current visa environment between Nigeria and the United States of America was the biggest limiting …

Partnership will enable OPay customers to pay on global online platforms backed by Mastercard’s secure Mastercard virtual payment solution linked to the OPay wallet ·       OPay consumers will …

The World Bank has said it is set to disburse a total of $30bn to fund existing and new projects in Nigeria and other countries as part of a global …

FBN Holdings Plc, through its subsidiary First Pension Custodian Limited, agreed with Access Bank Plc to buy out the latter’s pension subsidiary Access Pension Fund Custodian in a deal involving …

The Nigerian government has asked Facebook and other social media platforms to stop allowing the pro-Biafra separatist group (IPOB) on their platforms. The government said members of the group use …

The haulage and scaffolding industry has always been considered a “man’s world.” When we look back to the early days of these industries, the names of women are rarely mentioned. …

The NBS also says that Kaduna residents paid the highest price for petrol in April, compared to other states. The National Bureau Statistics (NBS) says the average retail price paid by …

Traders, transporters and hotels lament the impacts of the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on their businesses in Nigeria’s South-east. When the outlawed indigenous People of Biafra …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested serving Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, in connection with diversion of funds and money laundering activities …