Financial

As of 2021, there are 2,755 billionaires in the world – only 18 of them are Africans, and they are worth a joint $73.8 billion. Interestingly, there were 20 African...

The Tony Elumelu Foundation, TEF, will announce the names of 4,949 entrepreneurs from 54 African countries who will receive $5,000 in non-refundable startup cash to help them implement their ideas...

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...

Going up by over 200%, Wakanda Inu, a new African memecoin is making the rounds across the world. Over the previous 24 hours, the meme coin has seen significant growth....

  President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria announced the eNaira, a digital currency issued by the country's central bank and aimed at the country's tech-savvy youth. In ten years, the president...

In a clear demonstration of its resilience and strong market share, Zenith Bank Plc has announced its audited results for the half year ended 30 June 2019, recording positive growth...

Sterling Bank Plc has appointed three new directors to strengthen its board of directors. The new directors are Messrs Tunde Adeola, Raheem Owodeyi and Subbaramaiah Rajapur. Prior to their appointments...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Friday, May 3, 2019 made interventions in the Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) of the Foreign Exchange market totaling $271.83million and CNY41.14million....

Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday said net profit edged higher to $6 billion in the first quarter, with the advance capped by cooler oil prices and a dip...

The dollar climbed across the board on Tuesday as financial markets re-opened after the Easter holiday and traders favored the greenback ahead of the release on Friday of U.S. gross...