News
World Bank sees sub-Saharan Africa’s first recession in 25 years
Sub-Saharan Africa will post its first recession in 25 years as the coronavirus pandemic brings economies to a halt and disrupts global trade, the ...
News
Shoprite, Checkers to offer QR payments to fight COVID-19
The Shoprite Group, which owns Shoprite and Checkers retail stores, is introducing the ability for customers to make payments using QR codes in an ...
Nigeria
SEC Moves to curb identity theft in Capital Market
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has developed a standardized Investor’s Data and Consent Form to be adopted by all Capital Market Operators, ...
Nigeria
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to hands-off refineries
Nigeria’s ailing refineries will no longer be managed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation after rehabilitation, the Group Managing Director of the corporation, ...
Nigeria
MainOne partners Lagos State on High-speed Connectivity to Isolation Centres
MainOne, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data centre solutions provider, has partnered with the Lagos State Government and National Center for Disease Control ...
Nigeria
Nigerian Stock Exchange: 10 Top Brokers Facilitate N218 Billion Transactions in Q1
Ten stockbroking firms facilitated the trading of N217.725 billion staked on 16.105 billion shares in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020 according to ...
Ghana
Ghana: Transnet set to transform Ghana railway
It’s all happening in Ghana’s Western Region. Multinationals are setting up shop in the picturesque seaside town of Takoradi, lured by rich oil ...
Ghana
Ghana:The Stock Exchange regulator targets futures and options, dual London listings to deepen market
The Ghana Stock Exchange is working to introduce futures and options trading “in the near future” as it seeks to add to the ...
Nigeria
COVID-19: Federal Government of Nigeria seeks $6.9bn loan from international lenders
The Nigerian government is seeking to borrow as much as $6.9bn from international lenders including the World Bank, the African Development Bank and ...
Opinions
COVID-19 Aid – Mixed reactions greets Chinese medical teams as they arrive Africa
China is boosting its COVID-19 aid efforts in Africa by sending medical teams to various countries and also connecting local health providers across ...