Nigeria
Nigeria signs African Trade Insurance Agency agreement
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the instrument of accession agreement for Nigeria for the establishment of the African Trade Insurance Agency. This was announced by ...
Africa
Facebook’s connectivity investments to deliver $57B economic benefit across Africa by 2024 (1)
Facebook released findings from ‘The Impact of Facebook’s connectivity initiatives in Sub- Saharan Africa, a study that highlights how Facebook investments in infrastructure ...
Kenya
Kenya Could See More Loan Defaults Due to COVID
There are all indications that commercial banks will experience a significant increase in the number of loan defaulters as the global coronavirus pandemic ...
Africa
African Banks Reach Out to Global Lenders for Funds
A number of leading African banks have over the past few months entered long-term loan agreements with international financiers to shore up their ...
Nigeria
Protection of the rights of citizens and consumers is of utmost priority to the government
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has stated that protection of the rights of citizens and consumers ...
Nigeria
Broadband remains the most critical National infrastructure to wither the storm of the pandemic – NITDA Boss
The Director General of NITDA, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has stated that broadband infrastructure remains the most critical infrastructure the nation needs to ...
Kenya
Central Bank of Kenya Approves Co-op Bank’s 90% Stake Acquisition in Jamii Bora
Cooperative Bank of Kenya has received all the necessary approvals to purchase 90% ownership in Jamii Bora Bank. The acquisition will take effect ...
Africa
How Africa’s biggest telecom companies are diversifying their revenue streams
For African telecom companies, the last ten years have been both transformational and disruptive to their business models. Increased broadband penetration and growing ...
South Africa
FNB adds Virtual Card to its payments ecosystem for private and corporate customers
FNB is expanding its digital payments ecosystem by launching a Virtual Card for individual and business customers. The Virtual Card is available to ...
Africa
MTN unveils African API marketplace to unveil Africa’s fast-growing API industry
MTN is extending its digital strategy with the launch of a new pan-African API marketplace called Chenosis that will enable developers and businesses ...