Western Africa

On Wednesday June 8, UBA said it had redeemed its debut $500 million five-year Eurobond notes which matured. Note that UBA bank repurchased $310.9 million of the notes in 2021 …

The Nigerian Exchange Ltd., (NGX) on Wednesday ended three consecutive sessions of gain with market capitalisation closing at N28.677 trillion from N28.719 trillion on Tuesday, representing a loss of N42 …

Ghana’s inflation rate jumped to the highest level in more than 18 years in May as food and transport costs surged. Annual inflation accelerated to 27.6%, the fastest pace since …

Mudassir Amray has emerged as the new chief executive officer of Union Bank after Titan Trust Bank Limited, a subsidiary of TGI Group, completed the acquisition of the majority shareholding …

Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has continued to partner stakeholders in the health sector to offer quality healthcare. Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, …

Ibom Air, the commercial airline owned by the Akwa Ibom State government, has said it would be celebrating with “customers and our community” as the airline clocks three years of …

Capital Town-headquartered venture capital (VC) firm HAVAÍC has announced the completion of its first investment in ShopEx, a Nigeria retailer. HAVAÍC says it is investing US$400,000 from its US$20 million …

Access Bank has brokered a deal with the investment firm Centum Investment Plc to procure the 83.4 per cent interest the latter holds in Nairobi based lender Sidian Bank making …

A forex trader has been sentenced for two years in prison by Ikeja Special Offences Court for stealing N20 million cryptocurrency. On Tuesday, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo sentenced the convict named …

As unions representing workers at the South African Revenue Service (SARS) resume talks on wages to end the deadlock, the position of the Public Servants’ Association (PSA) and the National …