Economic News

The game farming industry in South Africa has grown exponentially over the past 20 years from 3,500 farms in 1991 to over 10,000 game farms today. The indusrty now worth...

The Federal Government released a new upgraded electronic passport on Tuesday in order to streamline the passport application process for Nigerians at home and abroad. The Minister of Interior, Rauf...

Noted Nigerian entrepreneur and music solutions architect, Victor Okpala, has joined streaming giant, Spotify, as its Artist & Label Partnerships lead for the West African market, an update on his LinkedIn...

The aggregate market capitalisation of stocks worth over one trillion (SWOOT) increased by 0.86 percent to N15.70 trillion, a gain of N134.45 billion, from N15.57 trillion the previous week. AIRTELAFRICA,...

Nigeria's Consulate-General in New York has stated that the 64-page passport booklet is now available for people to obtain after submitting an application. The declaration was made by Lot Egopija,...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unveiled its Policy on Production and Productivity on November 7, 2021. ( the "New Policy"). Beginning on November 1, 2021, the apex bank proposes...

The Botswana Central Bank (Bank of Botswana) has issued a press statement recognizing receipt and subsequent responses to public and media inquiries about crypto assets, specifically on: Botswana's legality of...

Nigeria's oil output fell by 9% to 1.2 million barrels per day (mb/d) in October 2021, down from 1.3 mb/d in the same period of 2020. The Organization of Petroleum...

Following the Senate's vote yesterday to approve the $16.23 billion and €1.02 billion loans requested by President Muhammadu Buhari, the country's public debt is expected to grow to N44.5 trillion....

The Federal Government has stated its desire to abolish Nigeria's culture of hidden company ownership, claiming that secrecy surrounding company ownership is a threat to economic growth since it facilitates...