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Are you a young aspiring entrepreneur in Lesotho with a brilliant business idea or an existing startup seeking to scale up? The Basotho Enterprises Development Corporation (BEDCO), in partnership with...

The upcoming China-Africa Forum is poised to shine a spotlight on poverty reduction and infrastructure development as key levers for Africa’s modernisation, according to Prof. Sheriff Ibrahim, Director of the...

The Borno and Taraba State Governments have stepped up to support flood victims in Mokwa, Niger State, following the recent disaster that displaced thousands and left widespread destruction. On a...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Nigeria, under its Global Plastics Innovation Programme (GPIP), has launched a call for proposals to tackle plastic pollution through grassroots innovation. Funded collaboratively by...

The Nigerian government is expected to lose US$4 million from a World Bank credit after failing to meet auditing standards for revenue reforms involving the Federal Inland Revenue Service and...

According to the CBN’s February 2025 report, Nigerian banks slashed their manufacturing sector lending from ₦10.9 trillion in February 2024 to ₦8 trillion—a 26% year-on-year decline. The trend extends to...

Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group and the driving force behind the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, has revealed plans for a sweeping transformation of Nigeria’s downstream oil sector. Following President Bola...

In a move to dispel confusion and speculation, the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, on Monday, provided clarification regarding the...

Egypt and Saudi Arabia are moving forward with an ambitious plan to construct a $4 billion bridge linking the two continents across the Red Sea. The project aims to deepen...

International Breweries Plc—through its CSR arm, the International Breweries Foundation—has launched the 2025 edition of its Kickstart Entrepreneurship Program, offering business grants of up to ₦3 million, along with training and...