Emerging Markets

Carter Bridge faces 24-month repair window on critical structural failure

The Federal Government has blamed the structural failure of Lagos’ 1.58-kilometre Carter Bridge on detached piles, significant cor…

Nigerian equities sell-off stretches to 11th straight session, wiping out N260 billion

Resuming after the Eid-Ul-Mawlid public holiday, the Nigerian equities market extended its bearish run on Wednesday, August 26, 20…

MTN eyes investors for $1.1bn IHS Nigeria stake after deal with regulator

MTN Group Ltd. is seeking local investors to acquire a 30% stake in IHS Nigeria Plc. under an agreement with read more MTN eyes in…

FG seeks strategic review of Nigeria-Thailand relations, targets agriculture and technology

The Federal Government has initiated moves to strengthen and expand its bilateral relationship with Thailand, with plans to deepen…

Atiku, APC clash over ‘thieves’, ‘stolen economy’ allegations

Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and the All Progressive…

Nigeria drops 12 places in global poorest economies ranking

Nigeria has fallen 12 places in the 2026 Global Finance ranking of the world’s poorest countries, highlighting a decline in read m…

HOPE‑EDU: FG boosts capacity of south-west, north-central SUBEB directors, others

The federal government, through the Hope Education Programme (HOPE-EDU), the Office of the Minister of Education, in collaboration…

VFD Microfinance Bank taps ex-Standard Chartered executive to lead new growth phase

VFD Microfinance Bank has appointed former Standard Chartered executive Nonso Kenneth Okoye as its new managing director, placing …

Meta agrees to pay up to $18bn in settlement over social media harms to children

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to $18 billion to settle a landmark multistate lawsuit accusing Facebook and Instagram read mo…

FG, Amaechi back call for greater investment in women’s health

The Federal Government and Rotimi Amaechi, former Rivers State Governor, have thrown their weight behind calls for increased inves…

BREAKING: CSCS to slash retail lien fees, scrap family transfer charges in fresh pricing review

Nigeria's Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) is set to roll out a fresh round of pricing changes that will cut lien fees fo…

CSCS to slash retail lien fees, scrap family transfer charges in fresh pricing review

Nigeria's Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) is set to roll out a fresh round of pricing changes that will cut lien fees fo…

FAAN denies banning Uber, Bolt amid claims of airport taxi monopoly

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has denied banning Uber, Bolt and other e-hailing platforms from operating at its…

Why Africa’s entrepreneurs struggle to turn ideas into wealth – Stakeholders

Africa’s entrepreneurs are struggling to turn viable business ideas into due to lack of reliable mechanisms connecting people with…

RAMCO is the best thing to happen to Nigeria’s electricity sector — Fayose

…REA MD says RAMCO will unlock fresh capital for sustainable renewable assets …FG targets up to 6,500MW generation by …

FG seeks stronger university-NASENI partnership to commercialise research

The Federal Government has called for stronger collaboration between Nigerian universities and the National Agency for Science and…

FG to end wasteful foreign scholarships, unveils N365m prize for tertiary research

The Federal Government has announced plans to end what it described as wasteful foreign scholarship arrangements and redirect publ…

Alleged Crypto Fraud: Court grants man N500 million bail in AUD$8.4m, US$3.6m case

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday granted N500 million bail to Usie Otukpa Osang in an AUD$8,427,330.83 and US$3,639,46…

Africa to add 3 million health workers by 2035 amid 6 million shortage risk

African health ministers have endorsed the Africa Health Workforce Agenda 2026–2035, committing to plan, educate, employ and retai…

Talstack expands HR technology offering with time off module

Talstack is expanding with the introduction of Time Off, a leave management module built to help organisations manage leave reques…

Why Africa doesn’t need to build frontier AI models first—Experts

Mustafa Ehsan has spent the past year turning something as unglamorous as a spreadsheet into an argument about where AI economics …

Alert Group PBT jumps 128% as deposits surge 475% to N94.82 billion

Alert Group has more than doubled its profit before tax to N1.31 billion in the first half of 2026, representing a 127.8% year-on-…

Comercio Partners Report: 10 Years of Money Market and Living Costs Part 6

In this part six of the Comercio Partners’ ‘10 Years of Money Market and Living Costs’ report, the focus shifts to the long-term s…

EFCC offers whistleblowers 5% reward to uncover stolen Nigerian assets abroad

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called on whistleblowers with information on Nigerian assets allegedly sto…