Darasimi Adebisi
The Banking sector credit to the private sector increased month-on-month (M-o-M) by N425.9 billion to N33.84 trillion as of September, up from the N33.4 trillion it was as at the end of August 2021.
Emma Okonji
The Chief Executive Officer of Medallion Data Centre Limited, formerly Medallion Communications Limited, Ikechukwu Nnamani has said the recent announcement by Digital Realty, a global provider of cloud and carrier-neutral data centre services, to invest $500 million into African Data Centre operations, will boost Nigeria’s quest for a fully digital economy in the near future.
Ebere Nwoji
The Management of Heirs Insurance Group, comprising of Heirs Insurance Limited (HIL) and Heirs Life Assurance(HLA) have said that they were committed to
James Emejo
The President of African Development Bank (AFDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said that addressing the country’s energy deficiency and reliability would boost the industrial sector performance and growth.
Nume Ekeghe
The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has applauded the stability of the Nigerian banking sector citing it as a catalyst to the recovery and development of the country.
Kayode Tokede
Amid macro economy challenges, orchestrated by COVID-19 pandemic, among others, nine most capitalised stocks on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) reported 22 per cent increase in profit before tax to N1.29 trillion in nine months ended September 30, 2021 from N1.06 trillion reported in nine months of 2020.
Obinna Chima
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled selection criteria for private sector companies to participate in its new financial instrument tagged, “The 100 for 100 PPP – Policy on Production and Productivity,” which was announced last week
Nume Ekeghe
Standard Bank has partnered with Flutterwave to enhance digital payments experiences for its customers in Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Mauritius, Cote D’Ivoire and Malawi.
binna Chima writes on the expected benefits of the newly introduced eNaira
President Muhammadu Buhari last week unveiled the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), also known as the eNaira, in Abuja.
Abdullahi Musa
It is on record that no nation can achieve real development without industrialisation. It is in the light of that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in the
Akinwunmi adesina. Photo; TWITTER/AKINADESINA
Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, the President, African Development Bank (AfDB) says the bank is targeting to create 25 million new jobs by 2025.
Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo
In this interview, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo spoke to OLAWUNMI OJO on efforts being made by the federal government to diversify Nigeria’s economic base, ease investment and business operations, and reduce trade barriers in a bid to increase job opportunities for the nation’s teeming population.
Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, Honourable Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning
Nigeria is doing well in the bond market because it does not default in repayment, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said.
By Bankole Orimisan
Stakeholders in the financial sector of the economy have expressed concerns that Nigeria’s public debt in the last five years had increased at an average of 21.02 per cent while the economic growth figure averaged 0.15 per cent.
Uncertainty continues to trail Federal Government’s plan to lift the ban placed on the micro-blogging platform, Twitter, in Nigeria, 150 days after, and exactly a month... ‘Suspension may be lifted this week’
A BPR-Atlas Mara banking hall in Kigali Rwanda. Atlas Mara Ltd is at the tail end of exiting Africa. FILE PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA | NMG
Britain's top banks are pulling out of Africa and casting doubt on the economic growth prospects of a continent that has been riding on the narrative of ‘‘Africa Rising’’ for more than a decade.
Undated handout photograph released by the Afghan Taliban on May 25, 2016 shows, according to the Afghan Taliban, the new Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada posing for a photograph at an undisclosed location.
Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada addressed supporters in the
Dar es Salaam. The National Examinations Council of Tanzania (Necta) has on October 30, announced that more than 900, 000 puoils equivalent to 81.97 percent of pupils who sat for the 2021 Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) have passed.
Mo Amin: Eye of Africa —Google Arts & Culture. PHOTO | COURTESY
Art lovers can now view Mo Amin’s life collection of photos online in one of the largest internet exhibitions.
A truck loaded with crude oil heading to Mombasa under the Early Oil Pilot System. PHOTO | FILEBy BRIAN NGUGI
British exploration firm Tullow Oil has stepped up a search for a strategic partner to help implement a development plan for oil production in Turkana County.
