News
Nigeria: FMDQ Appoints Zeal Akaraiwe as CEO Following Bola Onadele’s Retirement
FMDQ Group Plc has appointed seasoned financial markets expert Zeal Akaraiwe as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), following the retirement of its ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: SEC, Market Operators Finalise Preparations for T+1 Trade Settlement Rollout
Nigeria’s capital market operators have completed extensive technological and operational upgrades ahead of the country’s transition to a T+1 settlement cycle, scheduled to ...
Ghana
Ghana Shifts from IMF Dependence to Strategic Partnership, Says Ato Forson
Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, says the country has transitioned from relying on International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailouts to engaging the ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: More Economic Reforms Likely After Bank Recapitalisation Success, SEC Says
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has indicated that the successful completion of Nigeria’s banking sector recapitalisation programme could pave the way for ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Telcos Report 5,934 Fibre Cuts in Q1 2026 as NCC Intensifies Critical Infrastructure Protection Drive
Nigeria’s telecommunications sector recorded 5,934 fibre cuts between January and March 2026, highlighting the growing vulnerability of the country’s digital infrastructure and reinforcing ...
Regulatory
South Africa Pushes AI Policy Rollout to 2027 After Citation Controversy
South Africa has postponed the rollout of its long-anticipated national artificial intelligence (AI) policy to January 2027 after withdrawing an earlier draft over ...
Ghana
Ghana: BoG Challenges GN Savings Licence Ruling at Supreme Court
The Bank of Ghana has reportedly filed an application before Ghana’s highest court, seeking to overturn a recent appellate ruling that restored the ...
News
Nigeria: Private Sector Credit Drops by ₦14tn Despite CBN Rate Cut
Credit to Nigeria’s private sector declined sharply by more than ₦14 trillion within two months, falling to ₦80.59 trillion in April 2026 from ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NAICOM Grants Nigeria’s First Partnering Insurtech Licence
The National Insurance Commission has issued an operational licence to CBI Partnering Insurtech Ltd, marking a major milestone as the first fully licensed ...
Africa
Africa: D&B, Anthropic Partner to Advance AI-Driven Compliance and Enterprise Onboarding
Dun & Bradstreet has entered a strategic partnership with Anthropic to integrate trusted business risk intelligence into Claude, a move aimed at transforming ...