The Kenya Coast Guard Service (KCGS) has stepped up preparations for the peak El Niño rainfall period, positioning personnel and assets in flood-prone areas along Kenya's coastline, lakes and shared ...

Uganda's Capital Markets Authority has approved professional and high-net-worth investors in the country to participate in Dangote Petroleum Refinery's $1.6 billion initial public offering. This move, ...

The Financial Markets Dealers Association (FMDA) projects Nigeria's current account surplus to expand to $8.69 billion in the third quarter of 2026. This forecast, detailed in its September 2026 ...

The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has launched the Women's Share Subscription Grant Initiative, a financial inclusion programme designed to enable up to two million vulnerable and low- and ...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank's private investment arm, is acquiring a 6.5 percent stake in Kenyan supermarket chain Quickmart. This investment is part of Quickmart's ...

The naira strengthened against the US dollar on October 6, 2026, closing at N1,331.50 per dollar on the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). This marked a gain of N1.40 from its previous close of ...

Dr Abdullahi Mustapha, a presidential candidate in the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) election, has unveiled a 100-day action plan aimed at reforming the federation, reviving domestic ...

The Construction Industries Federation (CIF) says protecting competition in the cement sector is key to protecting the construction industry.

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) traces its origins to September 15, 1960, when the Lagos Stock Exchange was incorporated, just weeks before Nigeria gained independence.

Kenyan investors can now participate in the $1.6 billion initial public offering of Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Kenya's Capital Markets Authority approved a short-form prospectus for a global ...

The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) has expressed deep sorrow over the death of its former national coach, Babatunde Obisanya, who passed away on Tuesday, 6 October, at the age of 77.