$6b Bolt shuns American market, focuses on Nigeria, Africa
America may arguably be the most stabilised economy by many indices, but $6b-valued ride-hailing company, Bolt is not playing in the market and not planning to be there in the near…
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FCMB Emerge as the Best SME Bank in Africa and Nigeria
Nigeria's leading lender, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), has emerged as Best SME Bank in Africa and Best SME Bank in Nigeria at the Asian Banker Middle East and Africa Regional…
Our increasing population keeps me awake at night… how do we feed them? – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Africa’s increasing population is assuming a worsening trend, which keeps him awake at night. Speaking on Tuesday during the public…
Israel to rejoin African Union as observer — 19 years after losing its status
Israel has submitted a letter of credence to rejoin the African Union as an observer — 19 years after the country lost the status. The western Asian country was an observer…
Jumia Suffered N53 Billion Loss In 2017
Despite several cuts and tweaks to its business model and structure, it appears all is not still well with Jumia. This is because, after two years of pressure and record losses, Jumia said it losses rose beyond forecast for the full…
FIFA rankings: Nigeria moves 5 places up
Nigeria has moved five places up, now 47th in the world and sixth in Africa with 635 points in the April FIFA/Coca Cola rankings released on Thursday. In the previous rankings, Nigeria was on 52nd position with 609 points.…
Why I refused to sign ECOWAS’ Economic Partnership Agreement – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday in Abuja explained why he refused to sign Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) among ECOWAS countries. He said this was because of the need to protect the economy, especially the industries and…