No economy thrives on mono commodity trade, none. This is a dynamic the famous Adam Smith understood so well and explained in his piece “Wealth of...
In the first quarter of 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic rampant food insecurity has been recorded in Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Rivers according to state statistics...
South Africa is planning projects worth $20.5 billion in sectors such as transport, energy and water as it looks to drive an economic recovery from the...
Nigeria’s Trade Union Congress (TUC) has accused local banks of not adhering to the Central Bank and Bankers’ Committee directive to suspend staff lay-offs due to...
As paltry oil revenues and a global lockdown forces see the country’s petroleum price to a record low of $20 a barrel, Nigeria’s economy is expected...
A recent survey reveals that South African private sector activity fell to a new record low in April, as seen on Wednesday owing to a nationwide...
Bus stations were full Monday, with masks mandatory in all public places. Buses were allowed to operate only at half capacity and only within Kigali.
Nigeria’s economic growth rose to an annual rate of 2.55% in the three months to the end of December, its highest quarterly growth since a 2016...
Liberia is cleaning up its act to rebuild investor confidence and turn around its crisis-hit economy as the country looks to recover from a period of...
Benin is considering to sell euro-denominated bonds this year as the country seeks to benefit from strong demand for the continent’s high-yielding foreign-currency debt. The $10-billion...
