Africa Investment Forum Panel Calls for Bold Financing Innovations to Bridge Infrastructure and Climate Gaps
Senior policymakers, investors, and development finance leaders gathered on Thursday for the 2025 Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Market Days, united by a pressing mission: mobilizing the capital Africa needs to meet rapidly growing infrastructure and climate-related demands. The high-level session, titled “Innovative Finance Instruments Powering Africa’s Sustainable Transformation,” delivered a resounding call for unconventional investment […]
Hidden Cost of Excluding Women from Africa’s Digital Economy
Just five years remain before the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development deadline, which the world set to make equality a reality for all. Yet global poverty retains a female face. Countries worldwide have ratified conventions and declarations promising inclusion, but ten percent of women still live in extreme poverty, a number that has barely […]
Europe Rejects Dangote Diesel: The Larger Battle Over Africa’s Energy Future
Africa’s boldest refining project — the Dangote Petroleum Refinery — is confronting a critical reality check as its diesel shipments face rejection in Europe. While headlines focus on sulfur levels and winter-grade compliance, a deeper narrative is unfolding: Africa’s push for energy independence is running into the wall of global fuel geopolitics and technical […]
NNPC Limited Posts ₦5.4tn Profit, Unveils $60bn Investment Plan to Drive Nigeria’s Energy Future
Nigeria’s national oil company, NNPC Limited, has announced a Profit After Tax of ₦5.4 trillion for the 2024 financial year, marking one of its strongest performances since its transition to a commercial entity under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). The results, released during an earnings call with analysts on Monday, show a major leap in […]
Global Investors Flock to Nigeria as Market Turnover Hits Record N10 Trillion
…Foreign inflows surge, retail participation rises, and reforms reshape Africa’s largest economy Nigeria’s capital market is attracting unprecedented global attention as turnover on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) surges to an all-time record of N10 trillion, signalling renewed confidence in Africa’s biggest economy and its ongoing structural reforms. Fresh trading data released by the NGX shows […]
Financial Mistakes African Women Should Avoid
image by senivpetro freepik In many African communities, women carry the weight of family responsibilities, social obligations, business pressures, and cultural expectations. These pressures often lead to financial mistakes that quietly drain income and make it harder to build wealth. Here are common financial traps women fall into — and how to avoid them This […]
15 Side Hustles Nigerian Women Can Start With Little to No Capital
In a season where the cost of living keeps rising and opportunities seem tighter than ever, Nigerian women continue to innovate, create, and build sustainable income streams from the simplest ideas. The truth is this: you don’t always need big capital to start — you only need skill, consistency, and the courage to begin. Here […]
US Boycott Won’t Stop G20 Summit in South Africa…Ramaphosa
outh African President Cyril Ramaphosa has downplayed the impact of the United States’ decision to boycott the upcoming G20 summit in Johannesburg, insisting that the world’s leading economies will still take “fundamental decisions” in his country. Speaking to reporters outside parliament, Ramaphosa described the US absence as “their loss,” adding that Washington was forgoing an […]
UK–Nigeria Trade: Refined Oil Dominates as Bilateral Trade Hits £8 Billion
Refined oil remained at the heart of trade between the United Kingdom and Nigeria, accounting for more than two-thirds of total UK goods exports to Africa’s largest economy in the four quarters ending June 2025. According to The PUNCH citing the latest UK–Nigeria Trade and Investment Factsheet released by the UK Department for Business and […]
Luxembourg, AfDB Deepen Partnership Ahead of ADF-17 to Boost Africa’s Development
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President, Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, and Luxembourg’s Finance Minister, Gilles Roth, have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation as preparations intensify for the seventeenth replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-17) — the AfDB’s concessional financing arm. The meeting, held on the sidelines of the 2025 World Bank and […]
