Africa
Africa: KPMG appoints Adeyemi African CEO
KPMG has announced the appointment of Tola Adeyemi as Chief Executive Officer for KPMG in Africa, alongside the addition of Professor Olayinka David-West ...
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Nigeria: Ecobank Nigeria Redeems $300m Eurobond, Shifts Focus to Domestic Funding
Ecobank Nigeria has successfully repaid the full outstanding principal and accrued interest on its $300 million Eurobond due February 16, 2026, marking a ...
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Nigeria and South Africa Lead Stablecoin Adoption as Usage Nears 80%
Nigeria and South Africa are emerging as frontrunners in Africa’s stablecoin expansion, with close to 80 percent of cryptocurrency users in both markets ...
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Nigeria: Ecobank Nigeria Drives Cross-Border Trade Agenda to Accelerate Africa’s Economic Integration
Ecobank Nigeria has reinforced its commitment to strengthening cross-border trade and advancing Africa’s economic integration following the successful hosting of its Customer Forum ...
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Nigeria: PenCom DG Highlights Informal Sector as Next Frontier for Pension Growth and Capital Formation
The Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran, has identified Nigeria’s vast informal sector as a critical growth frontier for pension ...
Africa
Africa: UBA UK Targets $100bn Trade Finance Gap to Boost Africa’s Global Trade
The Chief Executive Officer of UBA UK, Loknath Mishra, has unveiled an ambitious strategy to help close Africa’s estimated $100 billion trade finance ...
Kenya
Kenya: Safaricom’s $2.1 Billion Stake Sale to Vodacom Sparks Massive Public Backlash in Kenya
Public meetings about the Kenyan government’s plan to sell a 15% stake in Safaricom for about $2.1 billion have ended. The meetings gave a clear ...
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Nigeria: Data privacy issues threaten Nigeria’s financial inclusion
Growing concerns over data privacy and security are emerging as a significant barrier to Nigeria’s financial inclusion drive, despite years of investment in ...
Global
Global: Quantoz partners with Visa to make stablecoins spendable
Quantoz Payments B.V. (Quantoz) the Netherlands headquartered payments technology company, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a partnership with Visa ...
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Nigeria’s Broadband Penetration Surpasses 51% in 2025
Nigeria’s broadband sector reached a major milestone in December 2025, with total subscriptions exceeding 112 million and national internet penetration rising to 51.97%. ...