Nigeria, Others Set to Benefit from the World Bank’s $12 Billion Food Relief Fund
The World Bank has disbursed $12 billion across the world to help combat food insecurity. Almost half of the entire fund was sent to Africa.[more...]
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UN Agency Predicts 50% Growth In Africa’s E-commerce
Africa’s e-commerce is projected to grow by as much as 50% by 2025, just two years from now. This projection is courtesy of the United[more...]
MultiChoice Africa Accelerator Programme Set to Boost Prosperity of African SMME
At a time when unemployment challenges and economic instability are high, small and medium-sized businesses (SMMEs) are proving to be the engines of economic growth[more...]
The 13 Big Upsets in Nigeria’s 2023 Elections
The 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections were keenly contested by 18 political parties, among which include the ruling All Progressives Congress, the opposition Peoples[more...]
Ten Interesting things to Know About Nigeria’s Upcoming Presidential Election
Nigeria is set to hold its 5th presidential election under its 4th republic on the 25th of February, 2023. This election is said to be[more...]
Naira Redesign: Evaluating the Effectiveness of CBN’s Communication
There is a popular theory that Nigerians are resilient. The CBN naira redesign policy put that famous theory to the test in several ways. People[more...]
BREAKING NEWS! Supreme Court Fixes March 3 for Judgement on New Naira Note
The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned judgement in the new naira policy suit to March 3, 2023. With the apex court’s decision, Nigerians, especially consumer[more...]
The Top Universities in Africa Based on Levels of Education and Employability
The list is courtesy of the Center for World University Rankings. The list consists of universities situated in South Africa and Egypt. The importance of[more...]
The Key Takeaways from President Buhari’s new Currency Directives
The unrest in Nigeria spurred by the scarcity of legal tender forced the president of the country to address the nation. In his address, he[more...]
BREAKING: Buhari Extends Old N200 Notes Validity by 60 Days
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the validity of the old N200 notes by 60 days. The President announced this in his nationwide address on Thursday,[more...]
CBN opens Portal for Old Naira Notes deposits
The Central Bank of Nigeria has opened a portal for the collection of old naira notes from people who still have the notes with them.[more...]
How Scammers are Profiting from Turkey-Syria Earthquake
Scammers are using the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria to try to trick people into donating to fake causes, security experts have warned. These scams[more...]
New Naira: POS Agents Charging Above N200 will be Jailed – CBN
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has said that Point of Sale agents who charge above N200 for the CBN cash[more...]
Nigeria and Senegal Sign MoU on Local Content in Senegal’s Oil and Gas Industry
Nigeria and Senegal sign a Mou on local content. This deal was inked at the 7th Sub-Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference in Lagos.[more...]
BREAKING: Supreme Court Presses Pause on CBN’s Naira Swap Case Until Feb 22!
The Supreme Court has adjourned, until February 22, the lawsuit filed by Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara states seeking to stop the full implementation of the naira[more...]
Nigeria’s Trade with the United Kingdom Hits £2.2 billion
Trade between Nigeria in 2022 hit £5.5 billion. Of the £5.5 billion, Nigeria’s trade export volume to the United Kingdom hit £2.2 billion in the[more...]
New Naira: Anxiety, Uncertainty As CBN Deadline Ends Today
Nigerians, especially bank customers, were gripped with confusion and uncertainty over whether today’s deadline by the Central Bank of Nigeria for the phasing out of[more...]
How African Countries are Coming together to Regulate the Digital Market Space in Africa
Africa’s digital market is a rapidly growing space. As a result, a number of African states came together to form a regulatory body for this[more...]
New Naira: Three Things to Know About Supreme Court Judgement
The Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended the February 10 deadline for the swap of old naira notes with new ones given by the Central Bank[more...]
BREAKING: Nigerian Supreme Court Stops Old Naira Notes Deadline Implementation
The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily halted the move by the Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria to ban the use of the[more...]
