Ecobank Nigeria and MasterCard have launched a discount promotion with 9Mobile Nigeria to drive the use of Masterpass QR payments […]
Afreximbank Pledges $25bn for Intra-African Trade
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will disburse about $25 billion in support of intra-African trade for five years ending in […]
World Water Day: Business Can Save on Water Purification Costs by Integrating Nature-Based Solutions
There is no doubt that drought experienced in most provinces across South Africa has changed livelihood in various ways, including business and environment itself. The scarcity […]
Bill Gates visits Nigeria
The international philanthropist and Microsoft chairman, Bill Gates, will visit Nigeria on Thursday. According to a press statement made available […]
Zuckerberg Breaks Silence on Facebook Crisis as Criticism Grows
Facebook Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg broke his silence on the crisis over political-advertising firm Cambridge Analytica’s access to user data […]
World Economy: Global Tourism Predicted to Slow After Best Year Ever
London: The travel and tourism sector is set for a modest slowdown in 2018 as a result of higher oil […]
Forty-four Countries Sign Historic African Union Free Trade Agreement
Forty-four African countries have signed up to a historic trade agreement aimed at paving the way for a liberalized market […]
Amazon Rises Above Alphabet to Become World Second Biggest Company
Amazon has passed Alphabet and now trails just Apple among the list of the world’s most valuable companies. The e-commerce […]
The Story Behind Africa’s Free Trade Dream
The European Union and its free trade agreement took decades to establish. Africa is now hoping it can achieve the […]
Renewable energy allure drives deals to N11.8bn in 2018
Nigeria’s renewable energy space has played host to two deals worth some $USD 33 million (N11.8 billion) this year alone, […]
FG Seeks Fresh N4.58tn Loan for Rail Projects
The Federal Government is considering securing fresh loans to finance some of the country’s rail projects. The Minister of Transportation, […]
Africa’s Richest: Dangote Cement grows 2017 profit by 43%
Dangote Cement Plc has posted a group net profit of N204.25bn for the year ended December 31, 2017, representing a […]
Paystack, Truecaller Partner to Boost Online Payments in Africa
A deal has been struck between Paystack and Truecaller to allow more merchants across Africa accept payments online in a […]
Silicon Valley Team to Mentor Nigerian Tech Women
Nigeria will host a 16-member delegation of senior women technology executives and professionals from Silicon Valley, California as part of […]
The Challenge of FinTech: Rethinking Traditional Banking
Whether the banking public likes it or not, the lines of Financial Services industry are being redrawn by Financial Technology […]
Milost Plans $1 Billion Investment in Unity Bank
Milost Global Inc. is looking to inject as much as $1 billion to recapitalise Unity Bank Plc, which is struggling […]
Ghana named Africa’s biggest mobile market
A recent report on the Ghanaian Mobile Sector by Africa’s leading e-commerce company Jumia has revealed that Ghana is one […]
Total PoS transactions rose to N1.41tn in 2017 – NIBSS
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System has disclosed that Points of Sale transactions increased by 54.3 per cent to N1.41tn in […]
Botswana Turns Power Exporter After a Decade of Imports
Botswana is exporting power for the first time in 10 years, a far cry from the days when Africa’s biggest […]
Banking: Access Bank Unveils Student Credit Card
Access Bank Plc has introduced a credit card for students of tertiary institutions across the country. According to a statement […]