January 12
South Africa: Gauteng Warns Unsafe Scholar Transport Will Be Taken Off Roads
Scrolla
Gauteng warns scholar transport operators that unsafe vehicles will be impounded and drivers may be arrested. Parents urged to check transport safety as officials inspect… Read more »
Kenya: Data Sovereignty Fears Rise As Vodacom Eyes 55pc Safaricom Stake
Capital FM
The National Treasury has formally moved to divest a 15 percent equity stake in Safaricom PLC to the Vodacom Group, a transaction valued at approximately Sh244.5 billion ($1.6… Read more »
Kenya: KERRA Seeks to Recruit New Director General
Capital FM
The Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) has advertised for a new Director General (DG) to replace Jackson K. Magondu, who is currently serving in the role on an interim basis. Read more »
South Africa: Street Traders Around Pan Africa Mall Shut Out of Work
Scrolla
Street traders say metro police have blocked them from working since late last year, even after the G20 summit ended. With no daily income, families say they are struggling to… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Scholar Transport Operators Warned Against Unroadworthy Vehicles
SAnews.gov.za
The Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has warned scholar transport operators that unroadworthy vehicles and those operating without valid permits will be… Read more »
Nigeria: Accidents - Minister Reiterates Call for Wooden Boats, Night Travel Ban
Leadership
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, has renewed his call on state governments across the federation to urgently ban the use of wooden boats for… Read more »
Nigeria: Central Bank's Intervention Lifts Fx Inflows to $2.8bn in December
Leadership
Foreign exchange inflows into the Nigerian market rebounded strongly in December 2025, rising by 38 per cent month-on-month to $2.8 billion, as increased dollar sales by the… Read more »
Nigeria: UBA, Mutual Benefits, Lafarge Africa Top Stock Pick This Week
Premium Times
This is not a buy, sell or hold recommendation but a stock investment guide. You may need to involve your financial advisor before taking investment decisions. Read more »
South Africa: Social Housing Set to Be Built At Salt River Market This Year
GroundUp
Funding is secured, but about 50 families living in an informal settlement still need to be relocated Read more »
Kenya: Engineering Students Raise Alarm After Fatal Karen Building Collapse
Capital FM
The Association of Engineering, Construction and Architecture Students (AECAS) of the Technical University of Kenya has raised serious safety concerns following a fatal structural… Read more »
Ghana: MFA Seeks Bilateral Protection for Ghanaian Health Workers in UK
Ghanaian Times
The Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has advocated a government-to-government framework for the protection and improved conditions of Ghanaian health… Read more »
Liberia: CSA Flags Data Gaps After Verifying MIA Workforce
Liberian Investigator
The Civil Service Agency has uncovered widespread personnel record and data inconsistencies following an in-person verification of employees at the Ministry of Internal Affairs,… Read more »
Nigeria: Group Cautions Tinubu, Ministers On Unpaid Local Contractors
Premium Times
The group said non-payment of the local contractors for the contracts executed could negatively impact the ruling APC in the 2027 general election. Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Banking Sector Transition to Basel II and III - Critical Assessment of NBE's New Directive
Addis Standard
In November 2025, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) issued a risk-based capital adequacy requirements directive for banks. Directive No. SBB/95/2025 has given recognition for… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Gombe Scrap Metal Ban Is Temporary, Not Total', Naswden Clarifies
Leadership
The National Association of Scrap and Waste Dealers Employers of Nigeria (NASWDEN) has clarified that the Gombe State government did not impose a total and permanent ban on scrap… Read more »
Nigeria: Insurance Firm's CEO Bags Social Media Engagement Captain Recognition
This Day
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated Hallmark Insurance (CHI) Limited, Mrs. Mary Adeyanju, has been honoured as the "Insurwatch Social Media Engagement… Read more »
Uganda: MTN Momo Backs Ekisaakaate 2026 With Ugx 80 Million to Promote Mental Wellness and Youth Empowerment
Nile Post
The Nnabagereka Development Foundation (NDF) has successfully concluded the Ekisaakaate Kya Nnabagereka Gatonnya 2026 at Hormisdallen School, Gayaza Campus, with MTN Mobile Money… Read more »
Africa: Emaswati Welcome Foreign Powers, Favour Free Trade
Afrobarometer
Most say African countries should have a greater say in international decision-making bodies such as the United Nations. Read more »
Nigeria: Echoes of Venezuela - Nigeria and Economic Turmoil
This Day
This week, I attended a birthday celebration hosted by a friend in the oil and gas sector, with guests deeply involved in Nigeria's petroleum industry: former colleagues, industry… Read more »
Nigeria: NDIC Pays N24bn Liquidation Dividend to Heritage Bank Customers
Daily Trust
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has revealed that it has paid a second liquidation dividend of N24.3 billion to customers of the failed Heritage Bank. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Cooking Gas Adoption Remains Abysmally Low - Stakeholders
Daily Trust
Stakeholders in the country's energy space have charted a new roadmap for the increased adoption of clean energy for cooking in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Bomai - Turning Around Yobe's Indices of Development
This Day
Whatever indices you may want to measure him, Senator Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai, representing Yobe South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has demonstrated his dedication… Read more »
Nigeria: Stock Market Gains N3.84trn Wow Ahead 2025fy Earnings Report
This Day
The Nigerian stock market last week kicked off the first full trading week of 2026 with a gain of N3.84trillion as investors adopt a risk-on stance ahead of 2025 full-year… Read more »
Nigeria: NASD Grows Market Capitalisation By 106 Percent in 2025
This Day
NASD Securities Exchange recorded a strong performance in 2025 with market capitalisation closing 2025 at N2.12 trillion, about 106 per cent increase over N1.03 trillion in 2024,… Read more »
Nigeria: Reforms, Collaboration Drive Stock Market Capitalisation to N100trn
This Day
A combination of economic reforms, collaboration among regulators and other stakeholders pushed the market capitalisation of nation's stock market to N100 trillion, writes Goddy… Read more »
