Barring any hitch, former Vice President of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar, will give a major economic speech at London’s Royal Institute […]
AfDB Gives Nigeria $300m To Tackle Youth Unemployment
The Federal Government on Thursday said the African Development Bank has approved a $300m loan to contribute to job creation, […]
Fashion Business: Online sales surge boosts Zara owner Inditex
A 41% jump in online sales for the owner of Zara helped drive higher sales and profits last year. Inditex, […]
Mauritius: Africa’s Only Female Head of State Refuses to Resign over Expense Scandal
Africa’s only female head of state, Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, is refusing to quit over an expense scandal, just days […]
South Africa: NCR Introduces New ATM Solutions That Redefines Banking Experience
Global omni channel solutions provider NCR Corporation has launched NCR SelfServ™ 80 Series, a new family of ATM solutions that will […]
GTB Announces Year 2017 PBT of N200.24b
Guaranty Trust Bank released its audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2017 to the Nigerian and London […]
Nigeria Loses Crown to South Africa as Africa Biggest Smartphone Market
Africa’s two biggest markets saw extremely strong growth in the shipment of smartphones and feature phones, up 19.9 per cent […]
Zenith Bank partners Facebook and Mastercard to pioneer QR payments on Facebook Messenger
Zenith Bank has confirmed that it is in a strategic partnership with Facebook and Twitter to launch a Masterpass QR […]
Stanbic IBTC Empowers Start-Ups in Nigeria With ‘Stanbic IBTC Blue Lab’
Stanbic IBTC Blue Lab, a facility that gives start-ups and small businesses opportunity thrive has been launched. Inauguration of the […]
Fintech: Grab Financial could disrupt banking sector
BANKS might soon be the next taxis. Grab’s new fintech platform Grab Financial – which it launched on Tuesday – […]
Lessons from Singapore companies in Sub-Saharan Africa
With its natural resources and a young population willing to learn and to work, the region holds an immense potential […]
Donald Trump sacks Rex Tillerson as US secretary of state
Donald Trump sacked Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state on Tuesday, making the US’s top diplomat the latest casualty […]
Land Use Charge: Real Estate Professionals Call For Review
Following criticisms that have trailed the introduction of the Land Use Charge Law, 2018 by the Lagos State Government, professionals […]
Why higher crude oil prices won’t save Nigeria’s economy
Nigeria’s income from crude oil export has lately been boosted, fortuitously, by an unexpected rise in crude oil prices, beyond […]
Africa Economy: Africa Driving Its Own Development Agenda
“Large parts of Africa are rapidly approaching a market standard where risk is increasingly less of a factor,” says Charl […]
Apple acquires digital magazine service Texture
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple has acquired Texture, a digital magazine subscription service which gives users unlimited access to their favourite titles […]
How Driverless Cars Could Disrupt The Real Estate Industry
Driverless cars could become a regular feature of the roads as early as April – at least in California, which […]
Oil Price Rises Towards $70 on Reduced U.S. Drilling Activity, Booming Job Market
Oil markets climbed on Monday on the back of a drop in the number of United States rigs drilling for […]
OPIC Partners Mortgage Banks to Provide Affordable Housing
The Ogun State Property and Investment Corporation says it is working with four mortgage banks and the Nigeria Mortgage Refinance […]
US duty hikes may trigger retaliatory action, hurt global growth: S&P
US President Donald Trump’s decision to hike duties on steel and aluminium could result in retaliatory action from EU and […]