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Iran's IRGC fired missiles at Israel on June 8, breaching a ceasefire in force since April 17, with warnings of 'a full week' of strikes aheadBrent crude jumped 2.6% to $95.50 per barrel and US-traded… Read full article →
Liberia's Minister of Finance Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan and World Bank Country Manager Georgia Wallen signed three financing agreements totalling $125 million covering digital connectivity (WARDIP 2), renewable energy (RESPITE), and road infrastructure (SECRAMP).The $50m WARDIP… Read full article →
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) 13th Global Rights Index placed Zimbabwe on its 'watch list', the second tier of worst violators, citing arbitrary arrests of trade unionists, digital surveillance abuse, and a 2025 law… Read full article →
Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) confirms Nkula B Unit 6, a 20MW hydroelectric turbine, has been offline since April 20 and remains out of service due to delayed thrust bearing pad components held up by manufacturing… Read full article →
MTN Nigeria CEO Karl Toriola and senior executives held a public forum called 'Data on Trial' in Lagos, announcing a N1 trillion network expansion plan for 2026 and a self-service data usage portal launching within… Read full article →
South Korea's Hyundai will establish a West African automotive manufacturing plant in Ghana, announced after the 2026 Korea-Africa Foreign Ministers' meeting in SeoulGhana will also receive a new South Korea-built university, solar irrigation systems, and… Read full article →
President Yoweri Museveni, delivering Uganda's State of the Nation Address at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, projected Uganda's economy will grow 6.4% this financial year and accelerate to 10% growth in 2026/27, pushing GDP to $80 billion,… Read full article →
Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and William Ruto signed six Memoranda of Understanding during Ruto's State Visit to South Africa, bringing total bilateral agreements between the two countries to 34.The MoUs cover trade standards harmonisation, maritime and… Read full article →
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) issued a public statement urging employers to maintain current income-based pension contributions under the NSSF Act, 2013, after the Court of Appeal refused to suspend an Employment and Labor… Read full article →
The Danish Chamber of Commerce (DCC) and Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Nairobi to deepen trade, investment, and business partnerships.The agreement covers policy engagement, business networking, trade facilitation, matchmaking… Read full article →
Comrade Funmi Sesi, chairperson of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Lagos State Council, has rejected the Nigeria Governors' Forum's reported proposal of a N100,000 national minimum wage, insisting it cannot be set without tripartite negotiations… Read full article →
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has exceeded its installed nameplate capacity of 650,000 barrels per day (bpd), now processing 700,000 bpd following a performance assessment by its process licensors.The facility, described as the world's largest… Read full article →
Binance has appointed Kenyan finance veteran Sammy Mutua as General Manager for Africa, replacing Nadeem Anjarwalla following his detention and escape from Nigerian custody amid tax evasion and money laundering allegations.Mutua brings two decades of… Read full article →
Stanbic Bank Kenya PMI dropped to 46.6 in May from 49.4 in April. Any reading below 50 signals contraction, marking the steepest decline in private sector health since July 2024.Input cost inflation hit its fastest… Read full article →
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) data shows 5G holds only 4.2% market share as of March 2026, while 4G leads at 53.76% and 2G remains significant at 36.74%NCC Executive Vice Chairman Dr. Aminu Maida attributes low… Read full article →
Abbey Mortgage Bank received CBN approval to convert to a regional commercial bank and has been renamed Abbey Bank PLC following a shareholder resolution at an extraordinary general meeting held on 24th January 2025.The bank's… Read full article →
The Employment Services Amendment Bill (B16-2026) was tabled in South Africa's National Assembly on 29 May, proposing criminal prosecution, including jail time, for employers who deliberately hire undocumented foreign nationals, replacing the current fine-only regimeLabour… Read full article →
Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack, issued a circular directing all federal ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to stop placing retiring civil servants on a mandatory three-month pre-retirement leave, clarifying… Read full article →
Flutterwave, founded by CEO Olugbenga Agboola, has promoted 25% of its global workforce and launched a company-wide support programme including a one-time economic relief payment and cost-of-living adjustments.Nigerian employees receive additional tax support tied to… Read full article →
Lagos-based cybersecurity and compliance company Smartcomply has joined the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), the world's leading body for payment data security, as an Associate Participating Organization, making it one of the first African… Read full article →
bPOWERd, a clean energy startup backed by BP, has launched solar-powered battery rental services across seven Lagos locations in partnership with 11plc, operator of Mobil service stations.Customers pay a refundable N15,000 deposit and rent batteries… Read full article →
Brass, a Nigerian business banking startup founded in July 2020 by Sola Akindolu and Emmanuel Okeke, has ceased operating as an independent entity and is being absorbed into Paystack Microfinance Bank, with customer migration set… Read full article →
Seplat Energy CEO Roger Brown and CFO Eleanor Adaralegbe exercised 2,671,668 vested shares under the company's 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP), retaining 2,003,753 ordinary shares after tax deductions.Brown's total holding rose to 6,523,862 shares; Adaralegbe's… Read full article →
NNPC Ltd. posted N4.97 trillion in revenue for April 2026, a 79% month-on-month increase from N2.77 trillion in March, with profit after tax rising to N481 billion from N276 billion.Crude oil and condensate production climbed… Read full article →
GCR Ratings affirmed Access Bank's national scale long-term and short-term issuer ratings at AA(NG) and A1+(NG) respectively, maintaining a stable outlook based on the bank's scale, trade finance capabilities, and funding strength.Access Bank cut its… Read full article →
Nigerian banks grew personal loans by 5.95% month-on-month to N1.96 trillion in January 2026, making up 51.44% of total consumer credit of N3.81 trillion, according to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) data.Retail loans fell 4.15%… Read full article →
The African Development Bank's African Economic Outlook 2026 report found that electricity outages cost Nigerian firms 3% of annual sales, with 70.7% of Nigerian businesses owning or sharing generators to cope with unreliable public power… Read full article →
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) published draft proposals in May 2026 to fine telecom operators, including Safaricom, Airtel Kenya, and Telkom Kenya, for failing to meet network quality standards, shifting from warnings to financial… Read full article →
US consultancy Ataraxis ranked South Africa 5th, Nigeria 6th, and Kenya 11th globally as business process outsourcing (BPO) destinations, covering customer support, AI training, data entry, and back-office work.Nigeria's ranking is driven by strong English… Read full article →
Bloomberg News released its 2026 Africa Startups to Watch list featuring 25 companies across healthcare, fintech, logistics, climate technology, and AI assessed on problem scale, originality, and traction with customers and investors.Kenya led with four… Read full article →
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