Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has stressed the need for bold reforms and smarter investments to ensure sustainable development across member nations. #He urged the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to rethink its development financing approach to address current global economic realities. Edun spoke at the IsDB Governors’…
Nigeria stands out globally for its affordable mobile data costs, offering cost-effective connectivity services to data users nationwide. With an average data cost of $0.38 for a gigabyte, mobile data in Nigeria is one of the cheapest in the world and one of the lowest in Africa. This position was affirmed by the International Telecommunications…
Nigeria government said it is working to put an end to the national embarrassment usually caused by incessant collapse of the national electricity grid. It added that the issue has come to stay for now but would be tackled in the long term. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, who spoke during a budget defence…
After over a decade of stagnant telecom end user tariff regime, the Federal Government, yesterday gave an indication that indeed, there will be a review, but not the 100per cent pushed for the mobile network operators (MNOs), themorningstar.com.ng reports on the implications of the development. For most part of last year, the push for an…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading champion of entrepreneurship, has announced the opening of applications for its 2025 entrepreneurship programmes. This is contained in a statement from the foundation’s website on Monday. It said aspiring and existing entrepreneurs from across Africa are invited to apply. It said they would receive world-class training, expert mentoring,…
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is number one in customer service experience and other strategic areas in the banking sector, according to the latest KPMG 2024 West Africa Banking Industry Customer Experience Survey. The bank cemented its position as a leading customer-centric institution, emerging among the top five banks, in various survey’s segmentation. The…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating Ponzi and pyramid schemes in Nigeria, aiming to create a conducive environment for legitimate investments to flourish this year. In a New Year address to the capital market community, SEC’s Director-General, Dr Emomotimi Agama, outlined the commission’s strategic focus for the year. He…
Africa’s leading entertainment platform, Multichoice, that offers a wide range of products and services, including DStv, GOtv, Showmax, M-Net, SuperSport, Irdeto, and KingMakers, faces threat to its monopolistic iron clad fists. With products and services used by over 23.5 million households in 50 markets across sub-Saharan Africa, the company must brace for tougher times ahead,…
Start-ups in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and others on the continent raised $2.2 billion last year in equity, debt and grants (exc. exits), according to latest data compiled by Africa: The Big Deal. While this is a good amount in absolute terms, it represents a -25per cent drop when compared to the $2.9billion that were…
