IMF Africa director: Resilient Africa is not immune to headwinds
Africa's economies have shown encouraging resilience, but resilience is not immunity, warns IMF Africa director Zeine Zeidane.
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The fiat-to-crypto pipeline: How public funds bypass Nigeria’s financial safeguards
Nigeria’s cryptocurrency regulatory framework is facing a critical test as suspicious public funds move through banks, fintechs and private companies
WORLD IN BRIEF: Maduro denies torture charges, German airport seizes 92 reptiles, South Africa phases out support for imported vehicle kits and other stories
Maduro pleads not guilty to new torture charges in US court Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s former president and his wife, Cilia
Nollywood data void leaves investors in N2.7trn sector flying blind
Nigerian filmmakers spend hundreds of millions of naira on productions, but the lack of a standardised system for tracking budgets,
FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup: Flamingos target winning start against Poland
Nigeria’s U17 women’s team, the Flamingos, will begin their 2026 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup campaign against Poland at Pitch
Infantino’s World Cup apology fails to ease FIFA presidency doubts
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has apologised for communication failures surrounding his abandoned plan to transfer part of the organisation’s World
CAF Awards: 15-man delegation arrives in Nigeria for venue inspection
A 15-member delegation from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) arrives in Nigeria on Friday for a final inspection of
CRMI pushes for mandatory risk management, reporting units across government agencies
The Chartered Risk Management Institute of Nigeria (CRMI) has called for mandatory risk management reporting by organisations registered in Nigeria
Africa’s cheapest smartphones are disappearing as AI demand drives up chip costs
Africa’s smartphone market faces mounting pressure as rising memory chip costs, driven by demand from the artificial intelligence (AI) industry,
Islamist fighters kill 10 soldiers in attack on northeast Nigeria army base
Suspected Boko Haram fighters killed at least 10 soldiers and wounded at least 20 others in a coordinated assault on