United Bank for Africa Plc, Africa’s Global Bank, has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering entrepreneurs across Africa through knowledge-sharing and capacity-building initiatives such as the Business...
Federal government is seeking a fresh $500m loan from the World Bank to expand access to finance for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across the country....
Ventures Platform, Nigerian venture capital firm has announced the first close of its second Africa-focused fund, raising $64 million of a planned $75 million. The fund aims...
Olugbenga “GB” Agboola, founder and CEO, Flutterwave, has shared his vision for Africa’s digital economy, one where Flutterwave serves as the “payment superhighway”, boosting intra- and...
By Blaise Udunze Nigeria’s banking sector has entered a season of reckoning. Eight of the nation’s biggest banks have collectively booked N1.96 trillion in impairment charges...
The Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has challenged registrars and other Capital Market Operators (CMOs) to drive innovations and explore new opportunities in unlocking current changes...
IFC has announced investments totaling $310 million in projects that will support the growth of smaller businesses and job creation across several African countries. The projects...
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced Samuel Asiegbu, former financial and retail product manager with...
Mastercard held its inaugural Africa Edge summit, convening leaders from across Africa’s payments ecosystem to explore how collaboration and innovation can accelerate the continent’s digital growth....
By Blaise Udunze In a year when Nigeria’s economy continues to groan under the weight of inflation, unemployment, and weak purchasing power, the banking sector has...