Nigeria
Nigeria: PenCom Welcomes New Acting Director-General
Omolola Oloworaran has officially assumed the role of Acting Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom). Her appointment is in line with Section ...
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Nigeria: Private Sector Compliance with Pension Scheme Soars in First Half of 2024
In the first half of 2024, compliance with Nigeria’s Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) surged as the National Pension Commission (PenCom) issued Pension Clearance ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Unity Bank Seeks ₦700 Billion CBN Support for Providus Merger
In a bid to stabilize Nigeria’s financial system, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended a significant financial facility to support the ...
Kenya
Kenya Cuts Interest Rate to 12.75% Amid Eased Inflation
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced a reduction in the benchmark interest rate to 12.75%, following a deceleration in inflation rates. ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: National AI Strategy Draft: Concerns Over Privacy and Data Protection
On August 3, 2024, Dr. Bosun Tijani, Nigeria’s Minister of Communication, Innovation, and Digital Economy, released a draft of the ‘National Artificial Intelligence ...
Africa
Africa: AfriLabs Joins ITU-D as Sector Member to Boost African Tech Innovation
AfriLabs is proud to announce its official membership with the International Telecommunication Union Development Sector (ITU-D), following its acceptance by the ITU Council ...
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Nigeria: NIN Project Gains N8.6bn from Forex Devaluation in 2023 – World Bank
The devaluation of Nigeria’s naira resulted in a foreign exchange gain of N8.6 billion for the National Identification for Development (ID4D) project in ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CBN Approves Unity-Providus Merger; SEC Review Pending
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the merger between Providus Bank and Unity Bank, marking a significant step in the consolidation ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NCC Urges Telcos to Simplify Tariffs and Promotional Offers
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has instructed telecommunications operators to streamline their tariff plans, bundles, and promotional offers. This directive, announced on Monday ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Analyzing the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Recent Monetary Policy Adjustments
Central banks implement inflation targeting to stabilize economic growth and prices, adjusting monetary policy based on inflation rates. When inflation rises, central banks ...