News

Notice to African presidents, COVID-19 will shrink your security forces

Security personnel in a number of African countries are aggressively implementing lockdown and curfew measures announced by their respective presidents. While the security ...

By Regtech AfricaApril 23, 20200

News

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala appointed by IMF

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, has appointed Nigeria’s two-term Minister of Finance and former Managing Director (Operations) of ...

By Regtech AfricaApril 23, 20200

News

Central Bank of Nigeria alerts public rising cases of Cyber-Attacks

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Sunday alerted the general public that cyber-criminals are taking advantage of the current “COVID-19” pandemic to ...

By Regtech AfricaApril 23, 20200

Regulatory

Nigeria Telecoms regulator Set to Propel Socio-Economic Transformation with ICT Parks Project

Nigeria’s independent telecoms regulatory authority, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has embarked on the building of six Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Parks ...

By Regtech AfricaApril 23, 20200

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 ...

By Regtech AfricaApril 23, 20200

Regulatory

Nigerian Ports’ Regulator and measures are taken to Minimize Impact of COVID-19 on the economy

As countries around the world grapple with the economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic, measures put in place by the Managing Director of the ...

By Regtech AfricaApril 20, 20200

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 ...

By Regtech AfricaApril 13, 20200

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 ...

By Regtech AfricaApril 13, 20200

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 ...

By Regtech AfricaApril 13, 20200

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 ...

By Regtech AfricaApril 13, 20200