News
Nigeria: Union Bank Appoints Aisha Abubakar as Independent Non-Executive Director
The Board of Directors, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. (UBN) has announced the appointment of Ms Aisha Abubakar as an Independent Non-Executive Director, ...
Africa
Malawi: Standard Bank Launches Unayo – New Service to Tap the Unbanked
Malawi’s leading bankers, Standard Bank on Wednesday moved up the business horizon and launched Unayo, a seemingly excellent services platform with an aim ...
Intelligence
Kenya: China Claims 70 Per Cent of Kenya’s Debt, Says CBK
A new analysis of the composition of Kenya’s bilateral lenders by Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that China controlled less than one ...
News
Nigeria: FG to review obsolete financial regulations
The Federal Government is set to conduct a comprehensive review of obsolete financial regulations that are operational in the country’s public service. According ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: 54gene closes $25 million Series B round
54gene, the health technology company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes, has secured $25 million in a Series B round. The ...
News
Nigeria: CBN projects three per cent GDP growth
The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has said that the country’s Gross Domestic Product can rise to three per cent by the end ...
News
NIGERIANS SPENDS $13BN ON E-COMMERCE YEARLY — FG
The federal government had said that e-commerce spending in Nigeria is estimated at $13 billion annually. The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry ...
Africa
Lesotho: Econet Simplifies Ecocash Payments
Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL) has simplified Ecocash payments by integrating them with different businesses’ point-of-sale (POS) devices. The innovation is meant to enhance ...
Africa
Africa: Kaspersky Records Over 2 Million Phishing Attacks in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria in Six Months
Phishing attacks across the continent have baited unsuspecting victims into handing over bank information, ID numbers, and more. There was a reduction in ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia: Govt Announces Proposal for Partial Privatization of Ethio-Telecom
The Government of Ethiopia has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Partial Privatization of Ethio-Telecom to invite proposals from interested parties ...