Economy

By John Ikani A recent study commissioned by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has brought to light a critical aspect of Nigeria's telecom industry. According to the study, a mere 16% of the hardware components used...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Barely a month after Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni assented to a law legalising Islamic banking, the country's central bank has issued first Islamic banking licence to a unit of a Djibouti bank. Salaam...

By John Ikani Egypt has expressed its frustration following Ethiopia's announcement of the completion of reservoir filling at the controversial hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile River. The development deepens the longstanding dispute between Ethiopia, Egypt,...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced plans to provide insurance for farmers against losses arising from climate change through its Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation (ACRIFA), the bank's President, Dr...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Nigeria's Minister of Women’s Affairs has called for a reduction in number of days students spend in schools, and has advocated that Fridays should be made a school free day to enable schoolchildren...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema will on Sunday commence an official visit to China as his debt-ridden country works to secure new financial relief after a restructuring agreement reached in June. China is Zambia's...