Skip to content
Latest Articles by Ishioma Emi
-
Contributor
New African Swine Fever (ASF) poses a threat to South Africa’s meat industry.
A recent outbreak of the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus in South Africa is posing a threat to the country’s swine industry and could subsequently affect the GDP of its already fragile economy.
-
Contributor
Weekly Economic Index: Nigeria’s external reserve plunges $1.1 billion.
Last week, the Naira appreciated against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window as external reserve plunged $1.1 billion in less than a month. The exchange rate closed at N408.6 per dollar.
-
Contributor
Nigeria to accelerate road project with a new $2.6 billion infrastructure investment, calls for asset managers. .
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is calling for asset managers for a new $2.6 billion infrastructure investment company that aims to facilitate transport network projects and boost economic growth.
-
Contributor
NIRSAL’s latest N148 billion financing to boost Nigeria’s agricultural sector.
The Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending, (NIRSAL PLC) has announced the disbursement of over N148 billion worth of finance and investments in the agricultural sector.
-
Contributor
Google announces the opening of its GNI Innovation Challenge.
Google, a leading American multinational technology company, has announced the opening of applications for a new round of its funding scheme for journalism in Africa, the Middle East and Turkey.
-
Contributor
Africa’s music streaming revenue is predicted to rise exponentially by 2024 and Spotify could be the answer.
Spotify, a renowned audio streaming platform, has announced its launch in Africa with a presence in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda as of 23 February 2021.
-
Contributor
Top South African retailer moves to shut down more stores.
On Friday, 19 February 2020, Massmart, a top South African retailer announced plans to shut down some of its stores across the country.