Pair Eyewear Raises $75 Million in Series C Funding to Expand Automated…
Direct-to-consumer customizable eyewear brand, Pair Eyewear, has secured $75 million in a Series C funding round.…
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Former CBN Deputy Governor Advises Against Free Floating Naira
Dr. Tunde Lemo, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has cautioned against allowing the naira…
Portfolio Investment in Nigeria Plummets by Over 80% in Q2 2023
According to the latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics, portfolio investment inflow into Nigeria…
Nigerian Domestic Airlines Advocate for Jet Fuel Importation License and Forex…
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), representing domestic airlines, have urged the Federal Government to grant…
Nairagram Partners with CBN, Sebastian BDC, and Keystone Bank to Address FX…
Nairagram, a licensed International Money Transfer Operator, has entered into a partnership with the Central Bank…
NNPC Partners with Four Consortia for Pipeline Rehabilitation on Build, Operate,…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced that four consortia will finance the…
Nigerian Government Approves Appointment of Retired Healthcare Workers on Contract
The Nigerian government has given the green light for the appointment of retired doctors, nurses, and other…
Nigerian Government Plans to Open Petrol Stations Along Border Areas
The Acting Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, has announced that the Federal…
Nigerians Anxiously Await Report on Central Bank Investigation
Nigerians are growing increasingly anxious as they await the report of the Jim Obazee panel appointed to…
Nigerian Cement Makers Enter Pricing Battle as BUA Cuts Prices
Nigerian cement manufacturers are gearing up for a potential pricing war after BUA Cement announced a significant…
Escalating Israel-Hamas Clashes Propel Oil Prices Upward
Oil prices surged by over $4 per barrel in early Asian trading due to escalating military clashes between Israeli…
Ajaokuta Steel Complex Nearing Completion, Promises 500,000 Jobs, says President…
President Bola Tinubu has announced that the Ajaokuta Steel Complex, a long-abandoned project, is nearing…
Enza Capital Closes $58 Million Across Two Funds to Back African Startups
Nairobi-based venture capital firm Enza Capital has successfully raised $58 million across two funds dedicated to…
Gaia Impact Achieves First Closing of €40 Million for Gaia Energy Impact Fund II
Gaia Impact, in partnership with Capital Croissance, Schneider Electric, Capelan, and Investisseurs &…
CrossBoundary Access and Mobile Power Partner to Bring Affordable Energy Access to…
CrossBoundary Access and Mobile Power have formed a $10 million partnership to deploy Mobile Power's MOPO Hubs in…
Peach Payments Secures €29M Funding for African Digital Payment Services
Baobab Payments GmbH, known as Peach Payments, has successfully concluded a €29 million funding round led by Apis…
Lillian Kidane Appointed as Regional Director for Africa at Dalberg Advisors
Global impact consultancy, Dalberg Advisors, has named Lillian Kidane as the new Regional Director for its Africa…
Carlyle Co-Founders Back New Africa-Focused Fund with $140 Million
A team that spun out of Carlyle Group Inc., a global private equity firm, has received backing from Carlyle's…
Red Rocket Secures $160 Million Investment for Clean Energy Expansion in Africa
Cape Town-based Independent Power Producer (IPP), Red Rocket, has received a substantial capital injection of $160…
ARM-Harith Infrastructure Fund Invests $18.75 Million in Elektron Power Infracom…
ARM-Harith Infrastructure Fund ("ARMHIF") has made an investment of US$18.75 million into Elektron Power Infracom…
Sanari Capital Raises R1.25 Billion for Sanari 3S Growth Fund, Edging Closer to…
Sanari Capital, a women-led and majority Black- and women-owned South African private equity firm, has…
Fitch Ratings Anticipates Continued Naira Depreciation Amidst Official-Parallel…
Fitch Ratings Inc., a credit ratings and research firm, predicts that the Nigerian naira will continue to…
Nigerian Companies Experience Margin Contraction Despite Marginal Revenue Growth…
A diverse range of Nigerian companies have reported significant reductions in their profit margins in the second…
Nigeria’s Money Supply Declines Marginally to N64.8 Trillion in August 2023
Nigeria's money supply, represented by M2, saw a marginal drop to N64.8 trillion in August 2023 compared to N64.9…
Nigeria’s Debt Management Office Plans to Raise N1.2 Trillion through Bond…
Nigeria's Debt Management Office (DMO) has unveiled plans to raise up to N1.2 trillion by re-issuing federal…
Nigeria Loses N843 Billion Due to Gas Flaring from January 2022 to August 2023
Between January 2022 and August 2023, Nigeria suffered a significant financial loss of approximately N843 billion…
Rising Inflation Puts Pressure on Nigerian Downstream Firms as Input Costs Soar
In the first half of 2023, Nigeria's downstream firms, including Eterna, Total Energies, Conoil, and MRS Oil,…
Legal Expert Analyzes Atiku’s Request for Fresh Evidence in Presidential…
Monday Ubani, former Chairman of SPIDEL (Section of Public Interest and Development Law) at the Nigerian Bar…
Nigerian Naira Faces Significant Depreciation in 2023, World Bank Reports
The World Bank's Africa's Pulse report highlights that the Nigerian Naira has undergone nearly a 40 percent…
High Rates of Self-Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa Limit Wage Jobs and…
A recent World Bank report highlights that Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including Nigeria, has the highest rates of…