Economic Policies

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Nigeria’s economy could face a new threat, and it is political - IMF and experts warn

Nigeria’s economy could face a new threat, and it is po...

During the 2026 Macroeconomic Outlook event of the Nigerian Economic Summit Grou...

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Saudi Arabia opens new gold market in Africa, ending Dubai’s long-standing dominance

Saudi Arabia opens new gold market in Africa, ending Du...

Saudi Arabia has moved to position itself as a major player in Africa’s gold tra...

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Ethiopia moves to take full control of its own currency, aiming for long-term stability

Ethiopia moves to take full control of its own currency...

Ethiopia is currently in the process of localizing the production of its currenc...

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India, China, South Africa, other BRICS nations to explore digital currency link to crush dollar

India, China, South Africa, other BRICS nations to expl...

India has proposed that BRICS nations explore linking their official digital cur...

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Nigeria emerges top Belt and Road beneficiary with China-backed $24.6bn GRIP megaproject

Nigeria emerges top Belt and Road beneficiary with Chin...

Nigeria has emerged as the largest single beneficiary of China’s Belt and Road I...

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Meet Jim Ovia: the former Barclays clerk who turned $5 million into a $3.3 billion banking empire

Meet Jim Ovia: the former Barclays clerk who turned $5 ...

In the 1990s, as Nigeria’s banking sector shifted from government and foreign co...

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Dangote signs $350 million deal with Indian firm EIL to expand Lagos refinery

Dangote signs $350 million deal with Indian firm EIL to...

Dangote Group has signed a $350 million deal with Indian engineering firm EIL to...

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US stops South African school from transferring NATO military technology to China

US stops South African school from transferring NATO mi...

The United States has escalated its campaign against what it describes as covert...

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Best universities in East Africa, according to latest ranking

Best universities in East Africa, according to latest r...

According to the QS World University Rankings, four universities in East Africa ...

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US sides with Egypt over Nile dam dispute, tells Ethiopia to ‘give or sell’ electricity

US sides with Egypt over Nile dam dispute, tells Ethiop...

The United States has signalled it will step back into the long-running dispute ...

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Uganda’s Museveni wins seventh term, extending four-decade rule

Uganda’s Museveni wins seventh term, extending four-dec...

Uganda’s Electoral Commission has officially declared His Excellency Yoweri Kagu...

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Ghana secures order for world’s most technologically advanced ACH160 helicopter

Ghana secures order for world’s most technologically ad...

Airbus Helicopters has secured a landmark contract with Ghana’s Ministry of Defe...

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U.S. issues security alert for citizens in Uganda amid tense presidential election

U.S. issues security alert for citizens in Uganda amid ...

The United States has issued a countrywide security alert for its citizens in Ug...

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Nigeria boosts fuel sufficiency as Dangote refinery drives supply surge

Nigeria boosts fuel sufficiency as Dangote refinery dri...

Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector closed 2025 on a firmer footing, with impr...

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Another Nigerian industrialist puts two black men in Africa’s top five richest people

Another Nigerian industrialist puts two black men in Af...

For the first time in the last three years, there is a measurable degree of equi...

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Floyd Mayweather’s $2.4 million debt to Nigerian media firm from 2023 now nearly $3 million with interest

Floyd Mayweather’s $2.4 million debt to Nigerian media ...

In 2023, former boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. was ordered by a U.S....

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