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- 15 Jun 2015
Demo Africa 2015: Shield Finance Approved to Pitch Again in Lagos
Demo Africa pre-pitching event has produced another group of startup that would showcase its entrepreneurial skill in September. Shield Finance beat five other teams to emerge the most outstanding…
- 24 Jun 2015
RoadRules Secures Third Slot on DEMO Africa Stage
Another technology startup, RoadRules, has emerged winner during the pre-pitching event of Demo Africa in Harare, Zimbabwe and has secured the third slot. Flippy Campus from Ghana and Shied Finance…
- 14 Jun 2023
Inventory Finance: The Empowering Ally of Small Businesses in Nigeria
By Abang Emenyi, Head, Growth & Marketing, OnePipe Amina, a small grocery store owner in bustling Lagos, Nigeria, is the embodiment of resilience. Her store is an essential hub in her local…
- 23 Jan 2019
Companies And Allied Matters Bill Passes Third Reading At the House Of Representatives
The Companies Allied Matters (CAM) Bill has passed the third reading at the Federal House of Representatives. Dr Jumoke Oduwole, SSA Industry, Trade & Investment to the President (OVP) in a…
- 25 Mar 2024
Detained Binance Executive Reportedly Escapes from Custody, Flees Nigeria
Nadeem Anjarwalla, one of the executives from Binance detained in Nigeria on allegations of tax evasion and other offenses, has reportedly escaped from custody. Nadeem Anjarwalla, executives of…
- 1 Jul 2022
Finance for Development Lab Calls for an African Liquidity and Stability Mechanism (ALSM)
The Finance for Development Lab (FDL), a new Paris-based economic think-tank dedicated to building a fairer and more effective architecture for international finance, was officially launched earlier…
- 20 Jun 2021
Former Alpha Beta MD Begs Court to Stop Tinubu from Controlling Firm
Mr. Dapo Apara, former managing director of Alpha Beta LLP, has filed a suit before a Lagos State High Court asking it to stop Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State, , from controlling the…
- 14 Dec 2025
Preventing Financial Crimes Amid Mounting Insecurity: Why Following the Money is Now a Survival Imperative
By Blaise Udunze Nigeria today faces a sobering dual reality: a deepening security crisis and an entrenched financial-crime ecosystem that quietly feeds, sustains, and normalises that crisis. Across…
- 23 Apr 2014
Terrorism Financing: NAICOM Beams Searchlight on KYCG of Insurers
National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has started sending inspectors to insurance firms to ascertain whether they have been complying with the provisions of the law regarding money laundering and…
- 6 Sept 2020
BLOCKDeFi2020 Virtual Blockchain Conference Taps Dr. Ezekwesili as Keynote Speaker
Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, senior economic advisor, Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative (AEDPI), is to keynote the upcoming BLOCKDeFi2020 Virtual Blockchain Conference scheduled to hold from…
- 3 Oct 2013
FG Says Interest Rate will Crash in 18 Months
President Goodluck Jonathan has said that once the restructuring of the Development Finance Institutions is concluded, the interest rates on loans will drop within the next 18 months, as access to…
- 5 Apr 2024
Binance-Nigeria Feud Takes Dramatic and Hilarious Turn
When drama and humor collide in the crypto world, it’s a spectacle no one wants to miss. The recent feud between Binance, the titan of cryptocurrency exchanges, and Nigerian authorities, takes the…
- 9 Jun 2016
Nigerian Economy Drops Further into Freefall
Reality for Nigerians comes harder by the day. Investors told Kemi Adeosun, finance minister in London this week that in the current climate even a high-yielding sovereign bond would be a tough sell…
- 22 Dec 2008
Soludo Explains Reasons behind Naira Crash
Prof. Charles Soludo, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) last week told a charged senate session that the recent devaluation of naira was a deliberate policy of the nation’s apex…
- 9 Dec 2017
CBN Should Cut Interest Rate in 2018 To Boost Investors' Confidence- Otunuga
Lukman Otunuga is a research analyst at FXTM. Prior to joining FXTM, Lukman spent two years as a research analyst with international currency broker FXCM, where he focused on technical and…
- 29 Jan 2024
How Opay is Driving Innovative Security Feature to Ensure User's Finances are Secured
In a world increasingly reliant on digital solutions, financial security stands paramount. Recognizing this critical need, OPay, Nigeria's leading mobile money platform, which was recently applauded…
- 2 Dec 2024
NASENI Trains 100 Ebonyi Youths in Modern Electrical Installations
Driving the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu's administration, aimed at creating wealth and employment opportunities for Nigerian youths, the National Agency for Science and…
- 21 Jun 2010
Check Point Commences Operations in Nigeria
Check Point Software Technologies Limited, an internet security company has announced the kick off of its operations in Nigeria. With cybercrime on the rise worldwide, Nigerian customers are to…
- 11 Mar 2020
Global easing builds momentum but will CBN jump aboard?
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, A growing sense of unease and trepidation over how badly the coronavirus outbreak will hit the global economy has left financial markets on…
- 8 Oct 2020
Ex-MD of Alpha-Beta Alleges Fraud, Tax Evasion as Court Summons Tinubu
Oladapo Apara, former managing director of Alpha-Beta Consulting, has filed lawsuit alleging that the company has been diverting billions of naira from the coffers of the Lagos state government since…
- 11 Sept 2013
FG Buys 53 Gold-Plated iPhones for N683m
Federal government has ordered 53 gold-plated iPhone 5S mobile handsets from Gold and Co., United Kingdom, said to be worth some £2.65million (about N682million). Amjad Ali, chief executive officer…
- 6 Jul 2025
20 Years of Digital Leadership: Layer3’s Legacy and the Road Ahead
In 2005, few could have predicted that a small Nigerian technology company would evolve into one of Africa’s most trusted IT infrastructure, cloud, and cybersecurity brands. Today, Layer3 celebrates…
- 13 Oct 2025
Capital Flight and the Politics of Betrayal: When Leaders Stop Believing in Their Own Economy
By Blaise Udunze Nigeria’s economy is bleeding, not from the absence of money, but from the silent, systemic outflow of capital that should be building industries, creating jobs, and stimulating…
- 19 Jul 2019
NFIU to Clampdown on Shell Companies
Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), said it will start crackdown on ghost businesses across the country, amidst concerns about lax regulation of companies’ financial dealings. NFIU, is…