AfDB has released the sum $2.5 million as seed capital for the AfDB-sponsored beneficiaries of the 2019 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. The remainder expected to be disbursed...
ThistlePraxis Board of Directors said it is has appointed Elizabeth Olofin, as Executive Director, effective February 2020. She is a thinker extraordinaire, as well as a...
The African Risk Capacity Limited (the ARC Ltd) has appointed Mr. Lesley Ndlovu as its new Chief Executive Officer following the expiration of the tenure of...
By Omoh Gabriel The Banker has said that Banco do Nordeste do Brasil, Alfa Bank (Russia), HDFC Bank (India), China Construction Bank and African Bank (South...
Ruth Eshio In continuation of its intervention in the inter-bank foreign exchange market, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday, February 7, 2020, injected the...
The U.S. created a robust 225,000 new jobs in January to get off to a good start in 2020, reflecting surprising resilience in the labor market...
The END Fund announced that it has partnered with Access Bank on the Lagos City Marathon to drive awareness and advocacy for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)....
By Ruth Eshio As part of its initiative to continuously encourage female entrepreneurs in the country, Ecobank Nigeria last week in Lagos trained over 140 female...
China has said it will cut tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. imports by half, starting next week.mIn a statement, China’s Ministry of Finance said 10%...
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has said it is organising a roadshow in Kigali to show the Rwandan private sector how it can become a primary...
Price appreciation in GUARANTY (+3.1%), ZENITH (+4.1%) and ACCESS (+4.3%) drove the All-Share Index up 17bps to 28,140.41 points. Consequently, YTD return improved to 4.8% while market capitalisation...
Nigeria expects its mining sector to account for 3% of GDP over the next five years from just 0.3% currently as the government seeks to diversify...
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, says following Federal Government’s effort to encourage local production, Nigeria may stop fish importation in 2020. The...
United States has announced an additional $40-million aid to Nigeria to address the humanitarian crisis arising from decades of the Boko Haram insurgency. The Secretary of...
Ruth Eshio General Electric (NYSE: GE) and the Africa Leadership University (ALU) have said they have opened the 3rd cohort of the Africa Industrial Internet Programme...