NIGERIA
A power company in Nigeria, the Jos Electricity Distribution
Company, (JED) Plc, is poised to meter over 500,000 customers aimed at halting
estimated billing.
The move was necessitated by constant appeal of...
TANZANIA
Online retailer Jumia Technologies , dubbed “the Amazon of Africa,” said on November 28 it had shut its e-commerce business in Tanzania in a review of its portfolio.
Jumia, which...
NIGERIA
Nigeria’s central bank has levied a charge on 12 banks for a total of more than 400 billion naira ($1.3 billion) for failing to increase loans to meet a regulatory target, three banking...
ZAMBIA
Southern African nations including Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe are threatening to quit the global wildlife trade regulator, if they are not granted the right to sell ivory acquired through natural deaths, confiscations and...
NIGERIA
MTN will today officially launch mobile money, MoMo, operations in Nigeria, its biggest market and Africa’s most populous nation.
Mobile Money schemes across Africa typically help make cash transfers and payments...
CHINA
Asian equity markets tanked and the yuan hit an 11-year low Monday after Donald Trump ramped up his trade war with China by imposing more tariffs on more than half-a-trillion dollars worth of...
SUDAN
Sudan needs $8 billion in foreign aid over the next two years to cover its import bill and help rebuild its ravaged economy after months of political turmoil, its new prime minister said...
CAMEROON
Cameroon encourages investors to explore areas of growth
Cameroon is rich in natural resources including oil, gas, agriculture, production and processing among others.
The country whose North-West...
UNITED KINGDOM
British supermarkets are starting to go "nude".
Bowing to pressure from environmentally conscious consumers, big brand shops have begun taking steps to strip their shelves of plastic wrapping over...
NIGERIA
The Nigerian manufacturing sector is dominated by the
production of food, beverages and tobacco, with sugar and bread products
generating the greatest value of output. To encourage more output in these and
other sectors, the government...
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