🇳🇬 Nigeria: Recapitalisation
Nigeria's banking sector is undergoing its most significant structural transformation in a decade. The Central Bank of Nigeria's mandatory recapitalis...
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🇰🇪 KQ slides back to the red with Sh17.2b net loss
Kenya Airways' return to significant losses in 2025 represents a critical inflection point for investors monitoring the recovery trajectory of Africa'...
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🇳🇬 Naira gains N5.75 at official market
Nigeria's currency marked a decisive turnaround on Tuesday as the Naira appreciated 5.75 basis points against the U.S. dollar at the official market, ...
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🇳🇬 Cardoso urges African financial regulators to tackle cros
Nigeria's Central Bank Governor Olayemi Cardoso has issued a clarion call for stronger cooperation among African financial regulators to manage cross-...
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🇿🇦 THE INVISIBLE HEIST: The second ordeal
South Africa's banking sector is confronting a crisis that extends far beyond headline fraud statistics. With nearly 98,000 digital fraud incidents re...
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🇳🇬 Moniepoint Ranked Among Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies
Moniepoint's inclusion on the Financial Times' list of Africa's fastest-growing companies for the third consecutive year represents more than a corpor...
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🇳🇬 Unlocking opportunities
The European Union's announcement of a €290 million investment programme targeting Nigeria's digital infrastructure, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and...
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🇳🇬 Terror networks get funds through online channels, ICPC r
Nigeria's financial regulators are sounding the alarm over an escalating threat that poses systemic risks to Africa's largest economy—and potential ex...
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🇳🇬 GTCO units trade N19.3 billion on NGX as All-Share Index
Nigeria's equity market has crossed a significant technical threshold that investors have been monitoring closely. On March 24, 2026, the All-Share In...
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🇰🇪 SAFER programme boosts MSME financing, creates 30,000 jobs
Kenya's SAFER (Support for Accelerated and Inclusive Financial and Economic Resilience) programme represents a pivotal intervention in one of East Afr...
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🇳🇬 LAPO Microfinance Bank launches N10 billion 5-year Bond
LAPO Microfinance Bank, one of Nigeria's largest microfinance institutions, has launched a N10 billion (approximately €13.5 million) five-year fixed-r...
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🇳🇬 Mastercard's 45% Africa expansion unlocks digital payment
Mastercard's announcement of a 45% expansion in its acceptance network across Africa during 2025 represents far more than a routine infrastructure upg...
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🇳🇬 Nigerian Capital Market: From Reform to Origination
Nigeria's capital market has crossed a critical threshold. What was once dismissed as an emerging frontier is now functioning as a sophisticated, mult...
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🇰🇪 Kingdom Bank posts Sh946.2m profit as NBK's returns grow
Kingdom Bank's 2025 financial results represent a significant inflection point for Kenya's mid-tier banking sector, posting net profit of Sh946.2 mill...
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🇰🇪 Saccos face pressure from rising transactions
Kenya's savings and credit cooperative societies (SACCOs) are navigating a critical operational crossroads. The sector, which manages over 40 billion ...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria: Alleged tax evasion
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has moved to pursue an out-of-court settlement with Nigeria's Federal Government over alleged tax evasion charges, mar...
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🇳🇬 Why More Traders from African Regions Are Choosing Global
Africa's foreign exchange markets are experiencing a structural transformation that extends far beyond currency speculation. What was once confined to...
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🇰🇪 Sidian Bank profit jumps 502pc to Sh1.73bn
Sidian Bank, one of Kenya's mid-tier financial institutions, has delivered a stunning earnings surprise that reflects broader structural shifts in Eas...
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🇳🇬 Zenith Bank appoints Kennedy Onuwa Okwudili as Executive
Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria's largest financial institution by market capitalization, has announced a significant leadership appointment that reinforces ...
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🇳🇬 How TeamApt got inside Nigeria’s payment rails
Nigeria's payment ecosystem has long suffered from fragmentation. Banks operate in silos, fintech startups compete on thin margins, and the Central Ba...
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