Featured TechnologyNigerian ed-tech startup raises $7.5 mnInternational Finance Business DeskJanuary 20, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJanuary 20, 2021The startup is preparing to expand across the African continent...Read more
Featured HealthcareInvestors see compelling opportunity in Africa’s healthcareInternational Finance Business DeskJanuary 18, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJanuary 18, 2021Nigeria, for example, is lagging compared to its African peers, in terms of expenditure and access...Read more
Featured InsuranceAfrica’s low uptake in insurance points to 2.8% penetrationInternational Finance Business DeskJanuary 11, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJanuary 11, 2021The insurance penetration is seemingly more concerning in Kenya as it has recently decreased...Read more
Banking FeaturedNigeria to liquidate 42 microfinance banksPritam BordoloiDecember 22, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 22, 2020Authorities are verifying the claims of stakeholders of the 42 MFBs that lost their licenses...Read more
Featured InsuranceNational Insurance Commission grants licences to new firmsInternational Finance Business DeskNovember 30, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskNovember 30, 2020It has granted operational licences to six new insurance companies and one reinsurance company in Nigeria...Read more
Featured Healthcare54gene’s end-to-end clinical development begins in NigeriaInternational Finance Business DeskNovember 24, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskNovember 24, 2020The ehealth startup will also collaborate with global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to discover and develop diagnostic products...Read more
Aviation FeaturedNigeria’s new move to promote civil aviationInternational Finance Business DeskNovember 2, 2020November 2, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskNovember 2, 2020November 2, 2020The government plans to construct 10 new airports across the country on the back of a roadmap developed in 2015...Read more
Feature TelecomNigeria’s telecom attracts foreign investors, mainly ChinaInternational Finance Business DeskOctober 19, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskOctober 19, 2020The Nigerian government is also stimulating investments through infrastructure programmes...Read more
Featured ForexNigeria to resume forex sales to the Bureaux de Change operatorsInternational Finance Business DeskOctober 6, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskOctober 6, 2020The central bank has injected $51.8 million into the foreign exchange market...Read more
Featured Telecominq. acquires 100% stake in Vodacom Business Africa’s operationsInternational Finance Business DeskSeptember 25, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskSeptember 25, 2020It will acquire operations in Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Zambia, with Cameroon pending regulatory approvals...Read more