🇳🇬 Private sector credit rises to N75.62 trillion in February
Nigeria's private sector credit expansion has hit a plateau. February 2026 saw the smallest monthly increase in nearly two years, with lending to busi...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria's Capital Markets Rally on Banking Strength
Nigeria's financial ecosystem is entering a critical expansion phase, marked by aggressive monetary policy moves, substantial capital inflows, and a b...
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🇳🇬 JMG Targets Nigeria's Solar Energy Market Gap
Nigeria's chronic electricity deficit—affecting over 90 million people without reliable grid access—has created a $10+ billion addressable market for ...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria's AI Revolution Gains Momentum: 3,000+ Innovators,
Nigeria's technology ecosystem is experiencing a decisive shift toward artificial intelligence adoption, with three converging signals indicating the ...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria's AI Infrastructure Gap: Why European Tech
Nigeria's technology sector is experiencing a critical inflection point. While global attention focuses on generative AI chatbots and large language m...
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🇳🇬 RusselSmith Upgraded to A- by DataPro in Nigeria
Nigeria's financial services sector is undergoing a significant recalibration, with two parallel developments signaling deepening investor confidence ...
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🇳🇬 Oyo State, FCMB, Mastercard Foundation Disburse ₦1.5
Nigeria's agricultural sector—responsible for approximately 26% of GDP and employing over 35 million people—has long struggled with a critical financi...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria's Capital Markets Enter Golden Phase as FX
Nigeria's financial landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation in the past 18 months, marked by unprecedented capital inflows, banking sector s...
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🇳🇬 FG to spend N350 bn on Enugu–Onitsha highway
Nigeria's Federal Government announcement of a ₦350 billion (approximately €470 million) reconstruction programme for the Enugu–Onitsha federal highwa...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria's Building Materials Distribution Market Expands
Nigeria's construction sector is entering a pivotal expansion phase, driven by a convergence of massive infrastructure investment, chronic housing sho...
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🇰🇪 Kakamega youth, women eye avocado export cash after skills
Kenya's avocado sector is experiencing a quiet but significant transformation in Kakamega County, where youth and women's cooperatives are rapidly ado...
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🇿🇦 More Than 1,000 Fuel Stations Run Dry As Easter Travel
South Africa's fuel distribution network faced a critical stress test this week as more than 1,000 petrol stations ran dry ahead of the Easter holiday...
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🇳🇬 Culture is no longer soft power. It is economic
The traditional view of culture as "soft power"—a nice-to-have complement to serious economic activity—is dead. African cultural industries are now fu...
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🇰🇪 Portable kitchen: Designer taps into space-saving trend
** The global urbanization wave is reshaping consumer behavior in ways traditional retailers have struggled to address. In Thika Town, Kenya's indust...
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🇳🇬 Crypto sector pivots to practical payments tools in Africa
Africa's cryptocurrency ecosystem is undergoing a fundamental recalibration. After years of venture-backed enthusiasm promising blockchain-powered fin...
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🇿🇦 South African markets slide as Middle East tension
South Africa's equity markets experienced a notable downturn this week as investors reassessed risk exposure amid escalating Middle East tensions and ...
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🇸🇳 Senegal makes key debt payments, but more pain looms
Senegal has successfully navigated a critical juncture in its debt restructuring programme, meeting key payment obligations to bilateral and multilate...
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🇰🇪 Kenya tea earnings hit Sh218.79bn as exports grow
Kenya's tea industry has delivered a robust performance in 2024, generating total earnings of 218.79 billion Kenyan Shillings (approximately $1.69 bil...
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🇸🇳 Senegal: The diaspora, a key driver of the economy
Senegal's diaspora represents far more than sentimental ties to a homeland—it constitutes a critical economic infrastructure that European investors h...
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🌍 Mauritius, a gateway to investment
Mauritius is preparing to host a significant US-Africa diplomatic engagement this July, reinforcing its established position as the continent's premie...
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