June 17
Nigeria: Interswitch, ACI Worldwide Harp On Digital Payment Transformation
This Day
Interswitch, in partnership with ACI Worldwide, has stressed the importance of digital payment across Africa and the roles both parties are playing in enabling digital payment… Read more »
Nigeria: Ecobank Reiterates Commitment to Make Adire Industry Leverage AfCFTA
This Day
Ecobank Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to ensure that Nigeria's adire industry leverages the potential of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Read more »
Nigeria: Preserving Central Bank of Nigeria's Autonomy [analysis]
This Day
James Emejo writes on the need to preserve the autonomy of the Central Bank of Nigeria in the interest of the nation's economy Read more »
Nigeria: Keyamo - Public, Private Partnership Key to Development of Airport Infrastructure
This Day
*Secures commitment for refurbishment of old MMIA terminal Read more »
Nigeria: Licenced Customs Agents Urge Govt to Clampdown On Illegal Activities in Onne Port
This Day
Licenced Customs agents operating at the Onne Port in Rivers State, have called on the federal government to clampdown on ongoing illegal activities at the port. Read more »
Liberia: Oil Palm Farmers Hail Moa, Star-P Interventions
New Dawn
Through the STAR-P grant, processing machines and factories, tractors, generators, and other farming equipment were made available to local farmers and cooperatives where needed. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Allocates N1bn Seed Fund for Startups
Daily Trust
The Lagos State government has allocated N1 billion as a seed fund for startups to the Lagos State Science, Research, and Innovation Council (LASRIC). Read more »
Nigeria: Experts Advocate Investments to Develop Economy
Daily Trust
Experts at the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), in collaboration with Harvard Business School, Rockefeller Foundation and Lagos Business School, have advocated sustainable… Read more »
Nigeria: AfDB Launches Network to Spur Home-Grown Solutions to Debt Challenges
Daily Trust
The African Development Bank (African Development Institute) has launched the African Debt Managers Initiative Network (ADMIN), a new programme to provide home-grown solutions to… Read more »
Nigeria: Recapitalisation - Wema Bank Gets Approval for N40bn Rights Issue
Daily Trust
Wema Bank has disclosed that it has successfully concluded the first tranche of its recapitalisation exercise, having secured all relevant regulatory approvals for the allotment of… Read more »
Nigeria: SEC DG Urges Capital Market Stakeholders to Embrace Innovation
Daily Trust
The director general of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has urged stakeholders in the capital market to embrace innovation as a catalyst for growth,… Read more »
Nigeria: Sallah - FRSC Cautions Drivers, Motor Parks On Alcohol
Daily Trust
The Edo State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has cautioned drivers against the consumption of alcohol while on duty and motor parks against the sales of… Read more »
Nigeria: Neiti Backs Tinubu On Climate Change, Green Economic Solutions
Daily Trust
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has welcomed with high expectations the unfolding renewed political commitments of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu… Read more »
East Africa: Kenya to Scrap Excise Duty On Eggs, Onions From EAC
The Herald
Kenya has proposed to remove excise duty on eggs, potatoes and onions from the East African Community (EAC) in measures that could promote intra-trade within the bloc. Read more »
June 16
Africa: How to Avoid Being Hacked - Start By Upping Your Password Game - '12345' Doesn't Cut It [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
If you type the term "password cyberattack" into Google News, the results will show just how often cyber criminals are getting hold of important data belonging to companies and… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Platinum Producer Mimosa to Pay Compensation for Pre-2009 Pension Losses
New Zimbabwe
FORMER employees at Zvishavane-based platinum producer, Mimosa Mining Company, are set to pocket windfalls after the pension fund finalised compensation payment modalities for… Read more »
Ethiopia: Nation Entails Effective Tax System to Enhance Economic Growth - MOR
Ethiopian Herald
Ethiopia requires taking rigorous tax measures to encourage tax payers and investors, Ministry of Revenue (MoR) said. Read more »
Ghana: Ghana's Economic Crisis Was Caused By Govt Borrowing - Economist [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Ghana is going through its worst economic crisis in a generation. The past two years have seen record high inflation in the country. Ghana's central bank (the Bank of Ghana) has… Read more »
Tanzania: Citizens Give Kudos to Budget, Tax Reforms
Daily News
A CROSS-SECTION of citizens on Saturday applauded the newly unveiled 2024/2025 general budget, saying it is designed to transform the living standard of majority Tanzanians. Read more »
Nigeria: Accept Govt Offer Above N60,000 As New Minimum Wage, Senate Leader to NLC, TUC
Vanguard
The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, APC, Ekiti Central has pleaded with the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC to accept whatever the federal… Read more »
South Africa: Senzo Mchunu Elected As Acting Minister of Agriculture
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed the Minister of Water Affairs and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, as Acting Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development. Read more »
Nigeria: Otedola, Zenith Bank Opt for Out-of-Court Settlement
Premium Times
The Federal High Court of Nigeria, Lagos Division, dismissed the case on Thursday on receiving a notice of discontinuance from the plaintiffs. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Labour Demands Wholly Govt Funded National Health Insurance Scheme
New Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says the proposed National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) must be wholly funded by the government as opposed to subjecting citizens to… Read more »
Nigeria: SERAP Urges Tinubu to Uphold Workers' Right to Living Wage
Leadership
Foremost civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure that the anticipated Bill on the new… Read more »
Nigeria: Presidency Slams Foreign Media's 'Jaundiced' Portrayal of Economic Woes
Leadership
The Presidency has hit back at what it called the "predetermined, reductionist, derogatory, and denigrating" way foreign media outlets have reported on the country's current… Read more »