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- 24 Apr 2023
SMEDAN Partners Bloc to Empower MSMEs
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has partnered with Bloc, a financial services infrastructure company that provides tools and software for SMEs to efficiently…
- 28 Mar 2021
AfCFTA: Free Trade Bloc can be a Game Changer for African People, Business
Exploring strategies to deepen private sector participation in the implementation African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was the highlight of a panel session during the 2021 WTO Aid-for-Trade…
- 8 Jan 2018
Group Tackles Mobil over $600m Oil Bloc
A non-governmental organisation, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), has requested for clarification on the renewal of some oil mining leases in possession of Mobil…
- 28 Jan 2016
Shell, Eni to Lose OPL 245 over $1.1Bn Malabo Fraud
Federal government may retrieve one of Africa’s richest oil blocs from oil giants, Shell and Eni, if the recommendations of the Office of Director of Public Prosecution are implemented, according to…
- 26 Feb 2018
EU Threatens to Regulate Crypto-currencies Over Risk
The European Union stands ready to regulate crypto-currencies if risks from the sector are not tackled at the global level, the bloc’s financial services chief said on Monday. A global investment…
- 22 Jul 2026
EU Debunks Fake Compensation Scheme Targeting West African Bank Customers
European Union (EU) has warned the public against a fraudulent document circulating online which falsely claims that the bloc, in collaboration with the World Bank, is offering compensation to…
- 31 Oct 2019
What does Brexit Mean for the Nigerian Economy
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM After more than 1200 days after Britain voted to leave the European Union, the country still remains in the trading bloc, pondering exactly how to…
- 18 Jan 2017
CFA's Startups Hangout: Ensuring Synergy between the Old and New
I write, convinced that the gap between the old and new blocs is widening. What gap you might ask? I mean the gap between the old and new entrepreneurs keeps widening, although the young startup…
- 24 Oct 2025
EU Accuses Meta, TikTok of Violating Digital Services Act
European Union has formally accused Meta and TikTok of breaching the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), placing both tech giants at risk of facing substantial fines. The European Commission announced…
- 31 Mar 2022
UK Backs Africa’s Ambitious Continental Free Trade Initiative
The UK launches a program of up to £35 million to support the negotiations and implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The AfCTFA is expected to lift 30 million people out…
- 17 Dec 2014
Surprises as Buhari Announce Running Mate Today
After more than 48 hours of consultations, the All Progressives Congress (APC) appears to have reached a decision on the choice of the running mate for the party’s presidential candidate, Maj.-Gen.…
- 28 Mar 2013
Aganga, Others to Speak @ Dubai Global Business Forum
Dr. Segun Aganga, Nigeria’s minister of Trade and Investment; Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group; and Hekeem Bello-Osagie are amongst top Nigerians expected to speak at the…
- 14 Mar 2013
Intel Marks International Day for Women with Entrepreneurship Training
The need to bridge the gap in access to basic Information and Communication Technology (ICT) between men and women has been identified as critical to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goal…
- 8 Oct 2014
BPE Revels Plans To Privatise Airports
Mr Benjamin Dikki, director-general, Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE), said that the privatization of federal airports in the country would commence soon. Dikki disclosed this in Abuja in his…
- 8 Oct 2019
Rwanda Launches First 'Made in Africa' Smartphones
Rwanda’s Mara Group launched two smartphones this week, describing them as the first “Made in Africa” models and giving a boost to the country’s ambitions to become a regional technology hub. The…
- 15 Sept 2008
Indian Firm Ruins $6bn Refinery Project
House of Representatives ad hoc panel probing activities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), its subsidiaries and the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has accused an Indian…
- 7 Mar 2014
Intel advocates Women Empowerment with ICT, Entrepreneurial Skills
Intel Corporation has joined in the global celebration of International Women’s Day with a call for improved commitment towards the empowerment of women and the girl child in all fields of human…
- 4 Jul 2016
FXTM Analysis: FXTM June Major Assets Roundup
Pushed to the cliff’s edge over the last six months of speculation and negative sentiment, the GBPUSD finally toppled off the verge on June 24th, the day after the Brexit vote was confirmed. Plunging…
- 31 Jul 2014
Ebola Epidemic 'Out of Control' - Doctors
Doctors Without Borders, global medical charity has given warning that the Ebola crisis in West Africa is "unprecedented, absolutely out of control", as states across the world took steps to prevent…
- 24 Apr 2013
Courier Industry Holds Key to Vision 20:2020-Bichi
Sule Bichi is the managing director, Red Star Express Plc, a licensee of Federal Express Corporation (FEDEX). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a member…
- 12 Feb 2016
AfDB Launches First Africa Visa Openness Index
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched the first Africa Visa Openness Index, which shows how Africa remains largely closed off to African travellers. On average Africans need visas to…
- 1 Dec 2015
NSE, CSCS to Commence Post-Trade Allocation Service
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc. have concluded arrangements to commence post-trade allocation service to operators on the NSE by December 1.…
- 14 Sept 2015
Buhari’s Ministers: DSS Screens Odimegwu, Falana, Others
Mr. Festus Odimegwu, former managing director of Nigerian Breweries Limited, and Prof. Pat Utomi, a former presidential candidate, are among the ministerial nominees that have been screened by the…
- 8 Jan 2014
MEA x86 Server Market Enjoys Strong Growth in Q3 2013
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) x86 server market played host to significant year-on-year growth in the third quarter of 2013, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation…
- 26 Jan 2009
More to Music than Just Singing - Inyanya
Inyanya Mbuk, winner of the recently concluded MTN Project Fame West Africa has confessed that there is much more to music than just singing. He said the three-month long musical academy and contest…
- 24 Jul 2015
Trade Integration Key to Reduce Poverty & Support Growth in Africa- Brewer
Africa continues to remain vastly unexplored, and making Africa’s most remote regions accessible for trade will not only promote prosperity in those regions, but also elevate the continent’s…
- 31 May 2016
Intra-Africa Trade to Play Larger Role in Local GDP Growth- DHL
As growth in developed markets such as Europe, China and North Africa continue to stagnate, greater regional integration in Africa, amongst all role players, is needed to capitalize on the…
- 29 Jun 2016
FXTM Analysis: Markets Stabilize But Have Brexit Jitters Subsided?
Global stocks weathered the Brexit blues during trading on Wednesday with most major markets clawing back previous losses as optimism grew over central banks intervening to stabilize the post-Brexit…
- 12 Jul 2015
Elumelu Foundation Holds Bootcamo for 1,000 African Entrepreneurs
As part of Tony Elumelu’s $100 million commitment to empowering African entrepreneurs, 1,000 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs, representing 51 African countries from the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship…
- 15 Jan 2014
EU Approves 500m Euro Budget for Nigeria
The EU has approved 500 million euro budget for Nigeria from 2014 to 2020, its top official for Africa, Dr Nicholas Wescot, said yesterday in Abuja. Wescot disclosed this at a press conference that…