AfCRA must set African standards for credit ratings — Afreximbank
The African Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) must develop its own standards for assessing credit risk across the continent and reflect
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Nigeria’s fuel subsidy is gone, but its legacy is still absorbing oil gains
Nigeria’s government says it is no longer subsidising petrol, yet the financial legacy of the old subsidy regime is still
Nigeria’s Olumuyiwa Popoola earns global recognition for communication scholarship
Olumuyiwa Popoola, a communication scholar and former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, has received international recognition following an
Nigeria’s AI ambitions face power test as data centre capacity targets 200MW
Nigeria’s ambition to build a competitive artificial intelligence economy could be constrained by its ability to provide reliable power for
AfSNET 2026 and the imperative of sub‑sovereigns as catalysts for development
As African economies seek to deepen intra-African trade, accelerate industrialisation and attract investment, sub-sovereign governments are emerging as critical drivers of development. Against this backdrop, AfSNET 2026 in Cross River State will bring states, cities, investors and development partne
Three transmission towers collapse, cut power supply to parts of Nasarawa
Three transmission towers have collapsed along the Karu-Keffi-Akwanga 132kV transmission line, disrupting bulk electricity supply to parts of Keffi and
Eritrean troops seen inside Ethiopia's Tigray as conflict fears grow
Witnesses report Eritrean troops inside Ethiopia's Tigray region, where Ethiopia is fighting a Tigray People's Liberation Front insurgency.
Epic battle brews as 103.4m voters raise stakes for Tinubu, Atiku, Obi
The 2027 presidential battle has entered a high-stakes phase, with Nigeria’s electoral map expanding by nearly 10 million registered voters
Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation names 74 African public leaders for leadership reforms programme
The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation has selected 74 public-sector leaders from across Africa for its sixth Aig-Imoukhuede Public Leaders Programme, aimed at
Egypt floats African partnerships in energy sector
Egypt's refining, petrochemicals, ports, pipelines and LNG infrastructure could provide a platform for greater African cooperation.