Western Africa

Ecobank Group has announced that Jubril Mobolaji Lawal has been appointed as Regional Executive and Managing Director designate of Ecobank Nigeria, subject to the approval of the Central Bank of …

Nigeria has dropped from Africa’s top 10 investment destinations to 14 as Egypt remains the number one nation. This is according to a report by RMB titled, ‘Where to Invest …

The British High Commission has suspended visitor visa applications from all red list countries, including Nigeria. The decision was announced in a statement issued on Sunday, 5 November, by the …

The federal government says the Agbara-Seme border section of the Lagos-Badagry expressway project will receive N15 billion of the NNPC tax credit fund. Olukayode Popoola, the federal controller of works …

Honeywell Group Limited has just announced an agreement for the proposed combination of Honeywell Flour Mills (HFMP) and Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) for a total enterprise value of N80 …

Sabi, a B2B network focusing on informal trading, has raised $6 million in a bridge deal. CRE Venture Capital led the round, which included investors such as Janngo Capital, Atlantica …

ShapShap, a Nigerian logistics platform focusing on deliveries in Africa’s fragmented logistics market, has raised funds from GreenTec to aid in its expansion across Nigeria. ShapShap has developed an all-in-one …

Canada announced it had detected two cases of COVID-19 omicron variant from persons who had recently travelled from Nigeria. According to a report by Associated Press, the government of Canada …

The 7th edition of the West Africa Property Investment Summit (WAPI) tagged Property Markets Redefined was held in-person and virtually live on the 23 & 24 November at Four Points …

Busha, a Nigerian crypto-exchange platform that assists users in buying, selling, and managing their bitcoin portfolio, has acquired $4.2 million in venture investment. Jump Capital led the round, with Cadenza …