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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“Where can I buy?” – Google strives to turn searches into cash
Alphabet Inc’s Google routinely fields product queries from millions of shoppers. Now it wants to take a cut of their […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]