June 10
Gambia: FID Backs Innovative Solutions to Cushion Living Conditions of Vulnerable Population
The Point
The Investment Officer at Fund for Innovation in Development (FID) has spoken highly of their new project, which seeks to leverage digital addresses through evidence-based… Read more »
Gambia: Mayor Bensouda Launches Project On 'Leveraging Digital Addresses for Evidence-Based Policymaking'
The Point
The Lord Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) Talib Ahmed Bensouda has officially launched a project dubbed: "Leveraging Digital Addresses for Evidence-Based… Read more »
Gambia: GRA Expands Enlightenment of Itas to Key Financial Institutions
The Point
The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has broadened its training initiatives on the new Integrated Tax Administration System (ITAS) to key Financial Institutions to strengthen… Read more »
Ghana: Dvla Eye Tests - A Lifesaving Reform That Must Be Strengthened
Ghanaian Times
The revelation by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) that 4,896 drivers were denied licences last year due to poor eyesight should give the nation pause. Read more »
Ghana: Unilever Ghana Records Gh¢94m Profit in 2025
Ghanaian Times
Unilever Ghana PLC recorded a profit after tax of GH¢94 million in 2025 from GH¢58 million in 2024, as improved macroeconomic conditions and strong growth across key… Read more »
Ghana: Kokma Targets Investors With New Business Forum
Ghanaian Times
The Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA) yesterday launched its maiden Business and Investment Forum in Accra, aimed at positioning the municipality as Ghana's premier… Read more »
Liberia: Margibi University Charts Expansion Path Amid Funding Gaps
Liberian Observer
The relatively young Margibi University is positioning itself for long-term academic growth and institutional transformation, even as it grapples with persistent financial… Read more »
Liberia: Police Exonerate Zeno Industries, but Lacra Refuses to Accept Clearance
Liberian Observer
A leading cocoa buying and export company, Zeno Industries Inc., has been exonerated by the Liberia National Police (LNP) of allegations of smuggling and theft of property, but the… Read more »
Liberia: Lipo, Unido Take Business, Ip Clinic to Bong
Liberian Observer
The Liberia Intellectual Property Office and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization are conducting a four-day training for 30 business owners in Bong County on… Read more »
Nigeria: Girls Left Behind - How Digital Learning Can Expand Educational Opportunities for Marginalised Girls
This Day
Nigeria remain excluded from education due to Poverty, Insecurity and Other Social Barriers. However, Digital Learning Platforms and Artificial Intelligence Are Creating New… Read more »
Africa: Omosehin - Africa Insurance Market Commands $68bn Premium Pool
This Day
Commissioner for Insurance, Mr Ayo Olusegun Omosehin, has said that despite the recorded gap in Africa's insurance penetration, the continent commands an estimated $68 billion… Read more »
Nigeria: Amid Volatility - 10 Banks Exposure to Oil & Gas Down 22.2 Percent to N12.2tn
This Day
On the back of uncertainty in the global oil market, 10 Nigerian banks' exposure to the sector in the 2025 financial year, declined by 13.4 per cent to N12.22 trillion from N15.7… Read more »
Nigeria: Credit Gap - Inside DBN's N1tn Support for Small Businesses
This Day
As Nigeria seeks to diversify its economy, create jobs and promote inclusive growth, Development Bank of Nigeira expanding footprint offers a glimpse into how targeted financing… Read more »
Nigeria: Sovereign Trust Meets NAICOM's N1.5bn Statutory Deposit Deadline
This Day
Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc (the Company), said it has successfully fulfilled the statutory deposit of N1.5 billion as a non-life insurance company to the Central Bank of… Read more »
Nigeria: Unaffordable Cooking Gas and Nigeria's Climate Gains
This Day
Climate-wise, the many policies and actions recently announced and committed to by government bodies in Nigeria -- the launch of the various components of the emerging carbon… Read more »
Nigeria: Access Bank, Danmarna, Max Air, Golden Brickmore Shine At Charity Shield Fiesta
This Day
The 2026 Access Bank/UNICEF Charity Shield Polo Tournament concluded in Kaduna with thrilling displays of skill, sportsmanship and philanthropy, as Access Bank, Katsina Danmarna,… Read more »
June 09
Ghana: Ghana Earns $260m From Timber Exports, Domestic Sales in 2025 - CEO Forestry Commission
Ghanaian Times
Ghana earned about $260 million from timber and timber product exports and domestic sales in 2025 contributing enormously to the revenue of the government, the Chief Executive… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Pushes AfCFTA Implementation With Trade Facilitation, Digital Support for SMEs
Leadership
Nigeria has reinforced its commitment to fast-tracking implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), prioritising trade facilitation, legal domestication of… Read more »
Nigeria: Shell Seeks Gas Infrastructure Expansion to Address Nigeria's Energy Need
Leadership
Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) says it is creating infrastructure projects that will enable gas supply across Nigeria's energy value chain in a bid to meet the country's demand. Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Party Denied Me Presidential Ticket Because I'm From Middle Belt - - Agada
Leadership
The presidential candidate of the Youth Progressive Party (YPP), Peter Agada, has accused the Labour Party (LP) of denying him its presidential ticket over his Middle Belt origin. Read more »
Africa: Varsity Don - Africa Must Not Miss Ai Revolution As It Did Industrial Era
This Day
A university don, Professor Lehbuma Langmia, of Howard University, Washington DC, has challenged African scholars to embrace and actively participate in the development of… Read more »
Nigeria: What If Nigeria's Next Energy Breakthrough Is Not Solar? [editorial]
This Day
For years, Nigeria's renewable energy conversation has largely revolved around solar. Yet one of the country's most promising clean energy resources may have been hiding in plain… Read more »
Ghana: Congrats On the Economy, Mr President but Pay All Outstanding Pending Payments to Grow the Local Economy [editorial]
Ghanaian Times
Congratulations to President John Dramani Mahama and his government for the prudent management of the economy since taking office. Read more »
Liberia: 'Why the Economy Must Be the Center of the 2029 Election'
Liberian Observer
As Liberia gradually turns its attention toward the 2029 general elections, a growing school of thought argues that the country's most urgent political question is no longer who… Read more »
Nigeria: Group Commends Govt, Oyedele Over Release of Funds to Local Contractors
Vanguard
The Civil Rights Group for Economic Reforms (CRGER) has commended the Federal Government and the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele,… Read more »
