January 20
Uganda: Matooke Traders Count Losses As Matooke Prices Plunge in Ntungamo
Nile Post
Banana traders and dealers in Ntungamo Municipality are grappling with heavy losses following a sharp decline in matooke prices, a situation they blame on oversupply, transport… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Pipeline Company Employees Offered 590mn Shares in IPO Listing
Capital FM
The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has reserved 590.6 million shares for its workforce and 1.8 billion shares for Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in its Initial Public Offering (IPO),… Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Exploration - Anambra Community Protests Environmental Degradation, Lack of Amenities, Seek Urgent Help
This Day
Indigenes of Ogwu Ikpele in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State have protested the activities of an oil exploration company, Sterling Petroleum Energy Exploration Company… Read more »
Nigeria: Petrol Imports Widening Mrs, Marketers' PMs Price Disparities, Say Analysts
Leadership
Key players in Nigeria's oil and gas industry have expressed growing frustration over widening petrol price disparities across the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Energy, Transportation Costs Weaken Disinflation Trend - Experts
Daily Trust
High cost of energy, transportation and interest rates have been identified as the core driver of inflationary pressures despite the recent decline in the inflation rate. Read more »
Nigeria: Explainer - What Capital Threshold Review Means for Market Operators
Daily Trust
Last Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officially announced an increase in minimum capital requirements for all categories of capital market operators (CMOs). Read more »
Nigeria: Schools, Offices Shut As Fcta Workers Begin Strike
Daily Trust
Workers on Monday shut the gates of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), and several other agencies as they began… Read more »
Nigeria: Etim Gets Naccima's Upstream Oil&gas Trade Group Appointment
This Day
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Goddie Chemicals International Limited, Godwin Etim has been appointed by the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce,… Read more »
Nigeria: CRC Credit Bureau, Kwasu MOU Targets Youth Employability, Knowledge Gap
This Day
A partnership between CRC Credit Bureau Limited and Kwara State University (KWASU) has been sealed to address a mistmatch between job market demands and skills youth possess said… Read more »
Nigeria: Stock Market Commerces Week On Negative Note As Market Cap Decline By N11bn
This Day
The Nigerian stock market, yesterday kicked off the new week on a negative note, with the major market bench mark dropping by 0.01 per cent on investors profit-taking in Guaranty… Read more »
Nigeria: Tcn Seeks Lagos' Collaboration to Protect Transmission Facilities
This Day
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has called for closer collaboration with the Lagos state government to safeguard its critical infrastructure across the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Gencos Lose N2.28tn in Capacity Payments Amid Massive Stranded Power
This Day
Nigeria's electricity Generation Companies (Gencos) lost an estimated N2.28 trillion in capacity payments between 2015 and 2025 as a large share of installed power capacity… Read more »
Nigeria: NUPRC Eulogises Ex-Pengassan Leader On 20th Remembrance
This Day
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has said stands in solidarity with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on… Read more »
Nigeria: Afolabi Hails Customs CG On His Birthday
This Day
Chairman of SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, has extended warm birthday felicitations to the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi,… Read more »
Nigeria: BP Takes $5bn Hit On Green Energy, Refocuses On Fossil Fuels
This Day
British Petroleum, one of the world's largest integrated oil and gas companies, has said it expects to write down the value of its struggling green energy business by as much as $5… Read more »
Nigeria: Fashola Pens Foreword for New Book On Nigeria's Renewable Energy Law
This Day
Former Lagos Governor and ex-Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, CON, SAN, has written the foreword for Renewable Energy: Law and Policy in Nigeria - A… Read more »
January 19
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Women and Safety - Why Some Switch Their Ethnic Identity When They Start Working [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
For many women in Ethiopia, getting their first formal job doesn't just change their income; it can change how they describe who they are in everyday public interactions. Read more »
Nigeria: On Nigeria's Plan to Supply Electricity to More Neighbouring Countries
Vanguard
Following a recent proposal by the Federal Government of Nigeria to expand the exportation of electricity to neighbouring countries, a familiar national debate may be in the… Read more »
Uganda: Govt Maintains Social Media Restrictions
Nile Post
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has said that although public internet access has been fully restored across the country, restrictions on social media and over-the-top… Read more »
Nigeria: NCC Unveils Spectrum Roadmap to Boost Broadband, Drive $1trn Digital Economy
Vanguard
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has unveiled a draft Spectrum Roadmap for 2026-2030, alongside new guidelines for opening the lower 6GHz and 60GHz spectrum bands, as… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Gives Nigeria's Second-Highest Honour to Controversial Businessman Gilbert Chagoury
Premium Times
Mr Otedola alluded to Mr Chagoury's contribution to Lagos's development in his post on X. Read more »
West Africa: Liberia Participates in Future Minerals Forum 2026
New Dawn
The Liberia Chamber of Mines, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Mines and Energy, actively participated in the recently concluded Future Minerals Forum (FMF) 2026, held… Read more »
Nigeria: Billionaire Wealth Soars, Deepens Nigeria's Inequality - Oxfam
Leadership
An Oxfam report has revealed that billionaire wealth surged by 16% in 2025, reaching a historic high of $18.3 trillion, as the World Economic Forum opened in Davos. Read more »
South Africa: Goodyear Factory Goes On Sale As Workers Accept Jobs Are Gone
Scrolla
More than 900 workers lost their jobs when the Goodyear factory shut down last year. Read more »
South Africa: 'I Became the Family Breadwinner At 15 and Now I'm Drowning in Debt'
Scrolla
A man who became his family's breadwinner at 15 now supports 12 relatives on one income and is struggling to cover rent, food and transport. Read more »
