...
LATEST AFRICA NEWS:
Zimbabwe: Upmarket Glen Lorne Residents Secure Court Order Halting Chinese Company’s Wetland Construction
Residents of Harare's upmarket Glen Lorne suburb have secured a court order stopping a Chinese-owned company from carrying out works on a legally...
Nigeria: IPO ‘For The People’ Is Out of Reach for Many in Nigeria
Dangote seeks $1.6 billion from investors to finance a $14.3 billion expansion and thus double the oil refinery's capacity. The offer could give millions...
Liberia: Govt Admits Gaps in Fiscal Decentralization Rollout
The Government of Liberia has admitted that despite years of efforts to decentralize political and financial authority from Monrovia to the country's 15...
Nigeria: Refinery Will Become Africa’s Largest Company By December – Dangote
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE will become the most viable company in Africa by...
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery IPO – SEC Warns Investors Against Fraudulent Platforms
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on Monday warned the investing public against falling victim to unauthorised and fraudulent platforms as Dangote Petroleum Refinery...
Nigeria: NCAA Must Stop Using Flight-Delay Statistics to De-Market Nigerian Airlines
The recent publication of flight-delay statistics by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), indicating that Air Peace and United Nigeria Airlines recorded some of...
Nigeria: Nigeria Leverages 215tcf Gas Reserves to Court Global Buyers, Expand Exports – NNPC
Nigeria is leveraging its proven 215 trillion cubic feet (tcf) gas reserves to attract global buyers and expand liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, the...
Nigeria: Dangote Sounds NGX Gong As Refinery IPO Opens
President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, on Monday officially launched the Initial Public Offering(IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals on the Nigerian...
Nigeria: Govt Banks On Long-Term Credit to Achieve Manufacturing Target
The federal government has set a 20 per cent manufacturing growth target by 2030-2031 under the Nigerian Industrial Policy (NIP), banking on long-term...
Nigeria: Tax Reforms, Economic Growth Critical to Nigeria’s Health Financing – Official
Mr Pate made the observation on Monday in Abuja during a fireside chat at the Health Sector Reform Coalition (HSRC)/Nigeria Universal Health Coverage...
Nigeria: Nigerian Government Raises ₦729 Billion Bond to Tackle Power Sector Debt
The Federal Government has raised ₦728.9 billion through the Series 2 issuance under its ₦4 trillion Power Sector Multi-Instrument Issuance Programme, bringing the...
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery’s 1.4m-Bpd Expansion Dependent On Crude Supply Concerns
The company said its refining operations require a continuous and reliable supply of crude oil, noting that any interruption, delay or reduction in...
Nigeria: How President Tinubu Solved More Than Half of Nigeria’s Economic Problems in Three Years, By ‘Tope Fasua
I wager that more than half of Nigeria's economic problems have been solved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Walk with...
Nigeria: Group Tasks Media, CSOs to Intensify Checks On Illicit Financial Flows
ANEEJ warns that illicit financial flows are draining Nigeria's public resources and urges the media and civil society to intensify investigations, asset tracing...
South Africa: Joburg Begins Testing Electric Buses On Busiest Routes
The City of Johannesburg and Metrobus began testing electric buses on 3 September, running for 30 to 60 days on key routes. ...
Nigeria: NNPC Activates Multiple Pathways to Transform Nigeria Into Global Gas Hub – -Official
NNPC says it is pursuing multiple pathways to expand Nigeria's gas production, boost domestic utilisation and strengthen its position as a major global...
Nigeria: Bamboo, Cowrywise Down Due to Dangote Refinery IPO Subscription Traffic
The two investment platforms confirmed the disruptions in separate posts on X on...
South Africa: Ntuli Calls for United Front to Tackle KZN Unemployment Crisis
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has called for government, business, organised labour and academia to break down institutional silos and work together with urgency to...
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery to Give Retail Investors 1 Extra Share for Every 10 Held Annually in First Two Years of Listing
According to Mr Eseka, under the retail incentive programme, investors who subscribe for a minimum of 10 shares and hold them continuously for...
Nigeria: Govt to Activate 200 New Telecom Sites Before December
The federal government has announced plans to activate at least 200 new telecommunications sites across the country before December as part of efforts to...
Nigeria: I’ll Be President of Nigeria Someday – 2Baba’s Wife
Natasha Osawaru, the wife of Nigerian music star Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has declared her ambition to become President of Nigeria...
Liberia: Boakai Rallies Massive Support for Lone Star’s Afcon 2027 Participation
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has announced a major increase in financial incentives for Lone Star players while calling on Liberians, businesses and...
Ethiopia: BRICS Summit Backs Ethiopia’s Global Diplomatic, Economic Agenda
Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed participated in the second and final day of the 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit in New Delhi on...
Nigeria: Domestic Airlines Delay 60% of August Flights – NCAA
Domestic airlines delayed 59.9 per cent of their flights operated in August 2026, with 4,765 flights delayed and another 36 cancelled, the Nigeria Civil...
Nigeria: FIFA, CAF Delegation Meets NFF Amid Tight Security in Abuja
The headquarters of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in the Package B section of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, was placed under tight...
Ghana: Investors Step Up Trading As GSE Activity Soars · 34.6m Shares Change Hands
Trading activity on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) surged significantly last week, with more than 34.5 million shares changing hands as investors stepped...
Uganda: General Muhoozi Reinstates Uganda’s Participation in 2027 Invictus Games
Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has reinstated Uganda's participation in the 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom, following clarification...
Nigeria: Lagos Can Become $1tn Economy Through Private-Sector Partnership
The Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, Folashade Kaosarat Bada Ambrose-Medebem, has called for deeper and more strategic collaboration between...
Nigeria: Nollywood Film ‘Black Market’ Targets Guinness World Record With Lagos Screening
Nollywood film Black Market is attempting to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest single-location film screening at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS)...