Nigeria Gets a New Workplace Productivity Exam as the World Bank Warns on Output
A new Certified Productivity Professional exam launches in Nigeria on 24 October 2026 to close workplace productivity gaps in public...
September 13, 2026Section
Markets
Financial markets, economic analysis, and cryptocurrency coverage
Nigeria’s Main Opposition Candidate Wants the State to Discount Crude for Local Refineries
Atiku Abubakar's production subsidy plan would discount crude for Nigerian refineries, with support tied to verified output and a fiscal...
September 13, 2026
Fuel Shortages and Repression Are Pushing Burundians Out, Even as Congolese Refugees Pour In
Burundi faces a deepening crisis as more than 70,000 refugees crossed by September 2025 and inflation fell to 8.6 percent...
September 13, 2026
South Korea and the African Development Bank Agree to Set Up a Joint AI Centre, Starting in Tanzania
South Korea and the African Development Bank agreed at the 8th KOAFEC meeting in Seoul to launch a Korea-Africa AI...
September 13, 2026Nigeria Pays US$13.6 Million to Former State Airline Staff Laid Off 22 Years Ago
Nigeria has paid N18 billion in severance benefits to 2,700 former Nigeria Airways workers, with 600 more cleared for payment...
September 13, 2026Nigeria’s Competition and Fuel Regulators Join Forces Against Petrol Price Fixing
Nigeria's FCCPC and NMDPRA announced a joint push against fuel price fixing and cartel behaviour on 11 September 2026 in...
September 13, 2026Explainer: What East African Community Citizens Can and Cannot Do in Kenya
East African Community citizens can enter Kenya visa-free and stay up to 180 days, but work and trade still require...
September 13, 2026
Angola’s Benguela Province Uses a 415-Company Trade Fair to Chase Foreign Investment
Benguela's 15th international fair opened on 9 September 2026 with 415 companies, aiming to turn the province's potential into investment.
September 13, 2026
Nigerian Payments Firm Will Handle Online Orders in a US$1.6 Billion Oil Refinery Share Sale
Flutterwave is an approved digital channel for the Dangote refinery IPO, letting retail and diaspora investors buy shares online from...
September 13, 2026