Reuters Soccer Football – Serie A – Napoli v Inter Milan – Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples, Italy – December 3, 2023 Napoli’s Victor Osimhen in action REUTERS/Ciro De Luca Acquire Licensing Rights Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen has been named African Footballer of the Year after beating Mohamed Salah to the award at a ceremony in…
Nigerian Tribune Image used for illustrative purpose. Getty Images The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a $20 million Trade Finance Facility Agreement with FSDH Merchant Bank, to support small- and medium-sized businesses in Nigeria’s industrial and manufacturing sectors. The facility consists of a $15 million Trade Finance Line of Credit to support SMEs and…
Nigerian Tribune A beautiful Landscape of Benin city, Edo state, Nigeria, west Africa. Getty Images Image used for illustrative purpose. Polaris Bank has pledged to support the development of high-impact sectors, including road infrastructure, housing, education, healthcare and agro processing in Ogun State. Managing Director/CEO of Polaris Bank, Mr Adekunle Sonola, stated this while speaking…
Nigerian Tribune Image used for illustrative purpose Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called for collaboration between the government and market participants to enhance market growth and facilitate economic development. The Director-General of SEC, Mr Lamido Yuguda, made the call while addressing journalists at the 2023 conference of the Capital Market Correspondents…
Nigerian Tribune Funding. Image used for illustrative purpose. Getty Images IN Africa, apart from the known business challenges such as the decrepit infrastructure, inconsistent government policies, double taxation, increasing inflation, regulation irregularities and the COVID-19 pandemic consequences in recent times, overwhelmingly, the lack of capital or funding issues contribute mainly to business failures. According to…
By Jennifer Rigby The World Health Organisation (WHO) logo is seen near its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Purchase Licensing Rights LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization is “very worried” about the spread of a severe form of mpox that has killed nearly 600 people, mainly children, in the Democratic Republic…
Reuters News The World Health Organisation (WHO) logo is seen near its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Purchase Licensing Rights South Africa’s current account deficit narrowed sharply in the third quarter of 2023, to 0.3% of gross domestic product (GDP) from a revised 2.7% in the second quarter, central bank data showed on…
Reuters News FILE PHOTO: A street money changer counts South African rand in Harare, May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo South Africa’s net foreign reserves rose to $56.319 billion at the end of November from $55.510 billion in October, central bank data showed on Thursday. Gross reserves increased to $61.721 billion in November from $60.962…
Nigerian Tribune Landscape of broad street in Lagos. Getty Images image used for illustrative purpose. Federal Government has said that the current economic contractions and realities pose a lot of challenges for government to achieve developmental agenda and called on support of volunteers across the country to address the challenges of unemployment, poverty, food insecurity…
Reuters News An electric car charging sign is seen in a car park at a petrol station in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 3, 2018. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s automotive industry will likely produce its first electric vehicle (EV) in 2026, the trade minister said on Monday, as he outlined plans for the…
