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Latest updates from the African business world.

Zoho and SMEDAN Launch ₦20bn Initiative to Digitally Empower 25,000 Nigerian MSMEs
Zoho and SMEDAN Launch ₦20bn Initiative to Digitally Empower...

Zoho Corporation and SMEDAN have launched a landmark ₦20 billion digital support...

Aug 29
FAAN Sparks Public Outrage Over N30,000 Airport Taxi Rates in Lagos
FAAN Sparks Public Outrage Over N30,000 Airport Taxi Rates i...

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria faces public backlash over its new car...

Aug 27
Cement Price Surge Escalates Nigeria’s Housing Deficit as Construction Costs Soar
Cement Price Surge Escalates Nigeria’s Housing Deficit as Co...

Erratic surges in cement prices surpassing ₦15,000 per 50kg bag are deepening Ni...

Aug 27
Lagos State Criticizes Regulators Over Widespread Metering Delays
Lagos State Criticizes Regulators Over Widespread Metering D...

The Lagos State Government has criticized electricity regulators for failing to...

Aug 27
WIMA Nigeria Donates Boats and Nets to Empower Lagos Fishing Community
WIMA Nigeria Donates Boats and Nets to Empower Lagos Fishing...

The Nigeria Chapter of Women in Maritime Africa (WIMA Nigeria) has donated two f...

Aug 27
Mastercard and TeamApt Partner to Expand Digital Payments to 40 Million Nigerian MSMEs
Mastercard and TeamApt Partner to Expand Digital Payments to...

Mastercard and TeamApt, the infrastructure firm behind Moniepoint, have expanded...

Aug 26
Labour Demands Petrol Subsidy Windfall Be Reinvested in Mass Affordable Housing
Labour Demands Petrol Subsidy Windfall Be Reinvested in Mass...

Labour is urging Nigeria’s federal and state governments to channel savings from...

Aug 26
Dangote Refinery Raises Petrol Price to N1,200/L Despite Falling Global Crude Costs
Dangote Refinery Raises Petrol Price to N1,200/L Despite Fal...

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has raised its gantry petrol price from N1,185 to N1,...

Aug 26
Zero Capital Funding Since 2024 Threatens Nigeria’s $74bn Livestock Ambitions
Zero Capital Funding Since 2024 Threatens Nigeria’s $74bn Li...

Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Livestock Development is struggling with project e...

Aug 24
FG Pledges Stronger Support for Oil and Gas Training to Bridge Skills Deficit
FG Pledges Stronger Support for Oil and Gas Training to Brid...

The Federal Government has pledged enhanced support for the Oil and Gas Trainers...

Aug 24
FG Targets 80% Electricity Access and Major Sector Reforms in Five-Year Plan
FG Targets 80% Electricity Access and Major Sector Reforms i...

The Federal Government plans to achieve over 80% electricity access within five...

Aug 22
FG Expands National Clean Energy Drive to Target 10 Million Homes by 2060
FG Expands National Clean Energy Drive to Target 10 Million...

The Federal Government has expanded its National Grassroots LPG Penetration Prog...

Aug 22