
Flutterwave launches new e-commerce service to scale SME growth
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, is pleased to announce the launch of its new e-commerce service, Flutterwave Market –...

Biggest WTO meeting in 4 years postponed due to the Omicron coronavirus variant
Hours after news about the Covid-19 Omicron mutation made headlines, the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced it was postponing the...

Oil rises near $76 as global stocks jump as investors ponder omicron-related impact
Oil rebounded by almost 5% on Monday to $76 a barrel as some investors viewed Friday’s slump in oil and...

Nigeria’s poor forex policies discourage investors, increase inflation – World Bank
The World Bank has said inappropriate foreign exchange policies implemented by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is discouraging new...

What we know about the Omicron variant
A new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa has prompted a fresh round of travel...

Uganda risks losing only international airport over Chinese loan
On Tuesday, 17 November 2015, the Uganda government signed an agreement with Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank) to borrow...

UK suspends flights from 6 African countries over new coronavirus variant
The United Kingdom is temporarily suspending flights from six African countries over concerns about a new coronavirus variant. The six...

Kenya Airways and South African Airways sign strategic partnership agreement to establish a pan-African airline
South African Airways and Kenya Airways have entered into a strategic partnership with each other, with the aim of establishing...

5G: NCC extends spectrum bid submission timeline
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has extended the submission of bids for the 5G technology spectrum. It said in a...

This is why Nigeria plans to start giving out $12.20 monthly handouts to 40 million of its citizens
For many years, multilateral lenders such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have repeatedly advised Nigeria...