AfDB, Bank of Africa Tanzania sign $7.5m trade finance guarantee to boost SME and intra-Africa trade
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Bank of Africa Tanzania (BOAT) have signed a $7.5 million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee Facility aimed at ...
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Business
Insurance emerges as critical to unlocking aircraft, engine financing in Africa — EIRS
Africa’s aviation sector poised for significant expansion Africa’s aviation sector is poised for significant expansion, but access to capital remains a major constraint ...
Business
IFAD and Bank of Kigali seal $12m deal to boost Rwanda’s agricultural finance
The International Fund for Agricultural Development, Bank of Kigali and Aceli Africa announced today that they are partnering to strengthen agricultural financing in Rwanda through a new financing ...
Business
MCB structures $51m financing for Tolaram on Singapore-Nigeria corridor, strengthening Asia-Africa trade links
Mauritian bank delivers medium-term facility to refinance acquisition of Guinness Nigeria, signaling deeper Asia-Africa financial integration. The Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited (MCB) has ...
Business
Dangote Refinery IPO could reshape Nigeria’s stock market, analysts warn
EBC Financial Group examines potential impact of USD 40 billion valuation on NGX and investor landscape. Group notes its reported valuation and USD5 ...
Article
No home, no harvest: Benue’s displaced farmers and the cost of insecurity
By Onyilokwu David Adeyi Benue State, once celebrated as Nigeria’s Food Basket, is now a shadow of its former self. For decades, its ...
Insurance emerges as critical to unlocking aircraft, engine financing in Africa — EIRS
Africa’s aviation sector poised for significant expansion Africa’s aviation sector is poised for significant expansion, but access to capital remains a major constraint ...
People & Politics
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Nigeria’s missed moments and the search for nationhood
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE A critical tactical blunder in Nigeria’s chequered political history is that the country never gave birth to a unified party ...
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The children we cannot afford to lose: Nigeria’s war on terror and banditry
By Mary K. Joseph Nigeria cannot afford to lose more children to the growing violence in the North-East and North-West regions. Because the ...
Article
ON DRIFTING: The only sin the devil refused to sell
By Tim Akano There is a sin that requires no accomplice, no malice, and no signature—a transgression so patient it convinces the condemned ...
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Osun: Long live Edenisation!
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE With the prospect of a Second Term – whether deserved or not – on the table, Governor Ademola Adeleke of ...
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Ethnic and religious tensions and their impact on national unity in Nigeria
By Asheesla Arigu Nigeria is a country known for its ethnic, religious and cultural diversity. With more than 250 ethnic groups and different ...
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The value-chain imperative: Making CEPA work for Nigerian manufacturing
The UAE has opened its market to 7,315 Nigerian products. The tariffs on manufactured goods come off within five years. The agreement is ...
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Guns without borders: Why Nigeria must get serious about small arms control
By Onyilokwu David Adeyi The bandit camps hidden deep in the Rugu, Kuyanbana and Falgore forests of North-West Nigeria are not short of ...
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No home, no harvest: Benue’s displaced farmers and the cost of insecurity
By Onyilokwu David Adeyi Benue State, once celebrated as Nigeria’s Food Basket, is now a shadow of its former self. For decades, its ...
Article
Nigerians in South Africa: When diplomacy fails, what next?
By Oche Joshua Achede The relationship between Africa’s two largest economies has always been a complicated one. On paper, things look cordial between ...
Article
Why the UAE is betting big on Nigeria when others hold back
By Oti Egwu There is a familiar rhythm to the way the world talks about investing in Nigeria. Enthusiasm arrives in waves, conference ...
Business & Economy
Business
Insurance emerges as critical to unlocking aircraft, engine financing in Africa — EIRS
Africa’s aviation sector poised for significant expansion Africa’s aviation sector is poised for significant expansion, but access to capital remains a major constraint ...
Business
IFAD and Bank of Kigali seal $12m deal to boost Rwanda’s agricultural finance
The International Fund for Agricultural Development, Bank of Kigali and Aceli Africa announced today that they are partnering to strengthen agricultural financing in Rwanda through a new financing ...
Business
MCB structures $51m financing for Tolaram on Singapore-Nigeria corridor, strengthening Asia-Africa trade links
Mauritian bank delivers medium-term facility to refinance acquisition of Guinness Nigeria, signaling deeper Asia-Africa financial integration. The Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited (MCB) has ...
Business
Dangote Refinery IPO could reshape Nigeria’s stock market, analysts warn
EBC Financial Group examines potential impact of USD 40 billion valuation on NGX and investor landscape. Group notes its reported valuation and USD5 ...
Business
Nigeria’s stock market outperforms global peers, yet foreign investors remain wary
EBC Financial Group says Nigeria has rebuilt confidence, but the question now is whether long-term investment, closer naira rates and deeper market trust ...
