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Nigeria: NIA urges Nigerian insurers to turn N1.079tn recapitalisation into better service
The Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) has urged insurance companies to translate the N1.079 trillion raised through the industry’s recapitalisation exercise into faster claims ...
Africa
Africa: High spectrum costs threaten telecom investment and connectivity growth across Africa
Africa’s mobile networks have expanded considerably over the past decade, extending coverage to a growing share of the population. However, improved network availability ...
Ghana
Ghana: IMF warns cyberattacks could trigger wider financial crisis as AI threats grow
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that cyberattacks pose an increasing threat to global financial stability, cautioning that a major breach involving ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NITDA, NACCIMA partner to unlock investment opportunities for Nigerian startups
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has partnered with the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) to ...
Kenya
Kenya seeks fresh multilateral financing as central bank flags inflation risks
Kenya is in discussions with the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other multilateral lenders to secure additional financing expected within ...
Ghana
Ghana confident of exceeding IMF’s 5.7% growth forecast for 2026
Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has expressed confidence that the country’s economy will grow beyond the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) revised ...
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Nigeria: EU commits €14m grant to support Nigeria’s nationwide broadband expansion
The European Union (EU) has committed up to €14 million in grant funding to support preparations for Nigeria’s planned deployment of 90,000 kilometres ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NAICOM’s risk-based capital reforms drive insurance industry’s Joint Actuarial Fund plan
Nigeria’s insurance industry is preparing to strengthen its actuarial expertise ahead of the implementation of a risk-based capital (RBC) framework, with a multi-million-naira ...
Africa
Global tech firms and law enforcement disrupt major West African cybercrime networks
An international coalition of law enforcement agencies and major technology companies has disrupted cybercriminal networks operating across West Africa, targeting online fraud infrastructure, ...
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Nigeria: Cardoso succeeds Samuel-Ogbu as AFC board chairman
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Olayemi Cardoso has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), ...
