MK Party commemorated Workers' Day through a rally at George Botha Hall in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape....
By Daouda Ngom Across Africa, pastoralists and livestock keepers sustain herding systems which are closely bound up with our landscapes and crucial to nationwide food security, economic growth, and ec...
Smarting from last year's anti-tax protests, the Treasury has tried to reform tax administration. But migrating zero-rated goods to the VAT-exempt bracket might hit Kenyans' pockets harder....
Banking industry interprets this review process as a form of price control. Under the new radical reforms, the State also proposes to subject banks' loan mark-ups to regulatory scrutiny....
Mashatile says youth unemployment and wage gaps show workers still face major challenges....
”Libya needs to redesign the historical model of spending government funds in the country from the existing model of government companies and funds doing it all’’, leading Libyan businessman...
The minister says ultimately, workers should be in a better position after the transition....
The President says developed and established democracies also have disagreements on the VAT....
COSATU warns youth unemployment in Eastern Cape is a ticking time bomb needing urgent action....
By Modupe Gbadeyanka The duo of Rite Foods Limited and Mamuda Beverages Limited are in court again over the decision of the latter to re-introduce its controversial Pop Power drink into the market in...
By Modupe Gbadeyanka A move has been taken to allow cross-border payments and remittances through a stablecoin, USDC. This is a product of collaboration between Africa’s largest payments gateway, Onaf...
By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has outlined demands to the federal government while expressing deep concerns over the deteriorating economic conditions of workers as the world m...
By Modupe Gbadeyanka To cement its strategic expansion into sustainable infrastructure, a global technology company, Tether Investments, has acquired a 70 per cent equity stake in a leading sustainabl...
Workers affiliated with SAFTU have expressed dissatisfaction with proposed labour law amendments....
In a statement issued yesterday, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said it was ‘‘concerned about recent political and security developments and warns against the risk of escalato...
Libya’s Presidency Council issued three decrees last Tuesday (29 April), which it described as a ‘‘National Rescue Plan’’. It said its decreed are based on the Constitutional Declaration which giv...
A Moroccan Civil Aviation and Royal Air Maroc delegation visited Benghazi’s Benina Airport last Wednesday (30 April). They were met by a Benina Airport delegation headed by its Director General. Th...
Proprietary trading is becoming popular in Nigeria. Many people are looking for new income streams due to economic pressure. Prop trading gives Nigerians a way to trade global markets without risking...
By Adedapo Adesanya Nigeria and the United Kingdom (UK) have further boosted their partnership to detect, disrupt and deter rising financial losses and increasingly sophisticated fraud threats against...
The party recently took a ward away from the DA in the eThekwini Metro in Durban....
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Radisson Blu Hotel in Ikeja GRA, Lagos, will be busy on Thursday, May 29, 2025, for the 6th Timeline Awareness Lecture organised by an online newspaper, Timeline Nigeria. Dignitar...
By Adedapo Adesanya President Bola Tinubu has approved the composition of an oversight committee to organise Nigeria’s hosting of the 4th African Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Forum...
By Aduragbemi Omiyale At least 100 entrepreneurs in Lagos and Abuja gathered recently for a training backed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in collaboration with Ecobank Nig...
By Adedapo Adesanya Nigeria is targeting a 7 per cent economic growth and large-scale job creation, according to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun. He made...
As part of his drive to protect the foreign exchange value of the Libyan dinar, Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, is reducing his government’s hard currency spending by cl...
Cosatu President Zingiswa Losi and SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila will also speak....
By Adedapo Adesanya Two securities weakened the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange by 0.05 per cent on Wednesday, April 30, with the market capitalisation down by N960 million to N1.921 t...
By Adedapo Adesanya A 0.03 per cent or N55 Kobo appreciation was recorded by the Naira against the US Dollar on Wednesday at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). The Nigerian curre...
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Customers of AXA Mansard Health have been reassured that they would remain a priority and all efforts would be made to ensure they get value for their money. The chief executive o...
By Adedapo Adesanya Crude oil prices went down on Wednesday after Saudi Arabia signaled a move towards producing more and expanding its market share amid the continued trade war eroding the outlook fo...
International Workers' Day in South Africa holds its own cultural significance....
By Dipo Olowookere The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited spent another day in the territory of the bears on Wednesday, the last trading session of April 2025 after it closed lower by 0.12 per cent due t...
By Adedapo Adesanya The founder of WiSolar, Mr Tonye Irims, is leading efforts to increase access to clean energy across Africa. With operations in Nigeria and South Africa, Mr Irims is working to tac...
Property prices in Juja saw the highest increase in the last year at 13.8 per cent when considering all houses, followed by Loresho at 11.7 per cent and Kiserian at 11.4 per cent....
LUX and VML Singapore Create Entertaining Playlists That Spark Reflection on Gender Representation in Popular Bollywood Songs SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 2025 – Ic...
HANGZHOU, CHINA – This forum was not only a professional cultural gathering but also a vibrant cross-cultural dialogue among youth. During the forum’s activities, Aymene, a Generation Z st...
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 1 May 2025 – Fieldnotes, a premier online cake delivery service known for its artisanal creations, is unveiling its exclusive Mother’s Day colle...
This is considering the major method of land acquisition in the country is through inheritance, according to the Kenya Housing Basic Survey Report 2023-2024....
Salaried workers' disposable income has shrunk drastically following increased levies, including NSSF contribution and the housing levy....
This, in an effort to include more nuclear in the energy mix....
Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, held an expanded meeting at the National Oil Corporation (NOC) yesterday. The Tripoli government says the meeting was held to discuss ‘‘e...
Steenhuisen says his party can table a budget that can restore the GNU's credibility....
This allows spending of up to 45% of last year's budget during the first four months....
By Philip Odiakose As someone who has spent over 15 years working directly with public relations measurement and intelligence and more than a decade helping brands make sense of their media performanc...
By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh “The Fourth Forum “Russia-Africa: What’s Next?”, which took place from April 22 at MGIMO University of the Russian Foreign Ministry, concluded on April...
Tripoli based Libyan PM, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, yesterday sacked Acting Health Minister, Abujanah (Decree No. 185 of 2025) from his post. The decree does not affect Abujanah’s role as Deputy...
He was the main speaker at one of the sessions at the second G20 Energy Transitions...
By Adedapo Adesanya The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reportedly slammed a fine of N250 million on Paystack for operating its personal banking product, Zap, without its approval. According to Tech...
By Aduragbemi Omiyale The payment of N195.7 billion as dividend by Zenith Bank Plc for the 2024 financial year has been applauded by shareholders as the lender promised quantum leap in future cash rew...
By Aduragbemi Omiyale Bank officials have been warned against creating multiple accounts for customers, alerting them of an investigation, or hinting them of their accounts being flagged by security o...
By Tony Ogunlowo All the talk in the political arena, right now, is about the elections in 2027, two years away: how Tinubu is going to win a second term in office or how a coalition fronting Peter Ob...
By Adedapo Adesanya The Lagos State Government has officially launched its annual Medium-Term Sector Strategy (MTSS) Roll-Over Exercise for the 2026–2028 planning cycle. According to a statement, this...
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has assured that the planned leasing of Nzoia, Chemilil, Muhoroni, and Sony sugar factories will involve input from farmers and workers....
By Modupe Gbadeyanka In order to tackle the constant harassment of motorists by security operatives over the use of tinted windows in the country, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has resumed the issuan...
By Adedapo Adesanya The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has appointed Mrs Ireti Samuel-Ogbu as the Chairman of its board of Directors, succeeding Mr Emeka Emuwa, who completed his 12 years of service...
By Adedapo Adesanya The British Government has distanced itself from the actions of Mr Micah Polo, an alleged British army officer, who was recently apprehended in connection with arms procurement and...
The American Chamber of Commerce in Libya (AmCham Libya) and AmCham Member, Hill International, hosted a reception of major U.S. companies last Saturday (26 April) in honour of Khalifa Abdel Sadeg,...
By Adedapo Adesanya Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative to support African healthtech startups to commercialise and scale their offerings, has announced its 3rd cohort of sev...
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Customers of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) Limited will from Thursday, May 1, 2025, begin to pay N6 as SMS transaction alert fee. This information was confirmed by the financial in...
Minister Godongwana says he has no intentions to resign....
The Libya Reconstruction and Development Fund reported yesterday that it had signed ‘‘many’’ memorandums of understanding with the US-Libya Business Association (USLBA) and ‘‘leading US companies...
Dr Ruiters is a former director general at Department of Trade and Industry....
By Adedapo Adesanya The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange made a marginal 0.01 per cent rise on Tuesday, April 29, pushing the Unlisted Security Index (NSI) up by 0.29 points to 3,282.42...
By Aduragbemi Omiyale Fidelity Bank Plc has been praised for giving cash reward to shareholders, saying it is now among the top financial institutions in Nigeria giving investors a reason to smile in...
County governments are emerging as the new avenues for money laundering and illicit financial flows, with taxpayers losing billions of shillings each year to the growing menace....
Inflation rate rises to 4.1pc in April, up from 3.6pc in March, driven by higher prices of food, water, and electricity, KNBS says; it is the highest rate this year....
By Adedapo Adesanya The Naira marginally appreciated against the United States Dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEX) on Friday, April 11. Data obtained by Business Post fro...
By Dipo Olowookere An additional N11.49 billion has been recovered by the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts from some oil companies operating in Nigeria. A statement signed by the...
Considering the recent debate in Libya about reforming subsidies and the Libyan economy, one subject that would help make sane, logical, and civilian-oriented fair decisions – is the lack of...
By Dipo Olowookere No fewer than 1,000 entrepreneurs in the Ayobo-Ipaja Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State have given about N100 million in grants to scale their businesses. The bene...
By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has sacked some executives and employees in the first major shake-up since the exit of its former chief executive, Mr Mele Ky...
By Adedapo Adesanya The prices of the major crude oil grades went down by about 2 per cent on Tuesday as investors braced for plans by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its all...
As businesses worldwide continue to navigate several economic shocks, building international trade networks, particularly for SMEs, has become more urgent....
The future of marketing is about building genuine connections, providing real value, and standing for something meaningful....
Key focus areas of recent G20 presidencies include Just Energy Transitions by Indonesia in 2022....
By Dipo Olowookere The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited returned to red territory on Tuesday after it closed lower by 0.17 per cent due to profit-taking, especially in MTN Nigeria and others. The loss...
By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Ogba, Lagos, has announced that its 2025 convocation ceremony would take place on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. According to the official schedu...
By Adedapo Adesanya The Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has announced plans to establish a harmonised centre to combat immigration document fraud. Speaking while receiving the UK Minister...
Chinese Ambassador to Kenya terms trip a success in deepening relations with the continent and other developing nations....
We should all make money in Nairobi and spend it in rural areas....
Jollibee Group remains the sole Philippine-based company to be recognized by the prestigious award MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Media OutReach Newswire – 29 April 2025 – The Jollibee Group,...
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 2025 – Global broker JustMarkets announces the official launch of its updated Introducing Broker (IB) program, which is design...
Aligned to the theme of “Building Our Singapore Together”, the efforts aim to make a meaningful impact on Singaporeans of all generations SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 202...
TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 2025 – With the visa-free transit policy for Japanese tourists implemented by China at the end of 2024, as well as its high-quality...
New data shows sharp contraction in loan sizes, rising business cessations, and shifting lender dynamics as SMEs struggle with tighter financing conditions. SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire &...
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 2025 – Gold has kept on rising almost uninterruptedly for most of 2025, recording a series of new all-time highs. Since Oc...
Why Owning Microsoft 365 Isn’t Enough Anymore — Oryon Academy Teaches Businesses to Master It SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 2025 – Oryon.net, the largest Singa...
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 2025 – The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) continues to attract top talent from Vietnam, as demonstrated by Ryan Le Minh Khu...
Some businesses, like KTDA, have developed mini-grids to supplement power from the main grid, hence cutting electricity costs....
Through the partnership, StanChart's Women in Tech Accelerator will equip women-led start-ups with essential skills, financing and networks to drive long term impact....
She was speaking at the first provincial G20 launch taking place in Gqeberha....
Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, is expected to table a new budget next month....
Kenya National Police Deposit-Taking Savings and Credit Cooperative Society has doubled its capital ratios compared to the industry average, even as most SACCOs continue to face high loan defaults....
A new global initiative aims to help small and medium-sized travel enterprises access funding, digital tools and training to scale their businesses and compete globally....
Like Starlink, Amazon has positioned Kuiper as a boon to rural areas where connectivity is sparse...
By Emmanuel Udom The Abeokuta diocese of the Catholic Church in Ogun State is set to hold a one-day training for all parish correspondents across its over 69 parishes in the state. Business Post gathe...
By Aduragbemi Omiyale Talks for the acquisition of a small lender, Bankly Microfinance Bank, to enable stability and accelerate growth have commenced. The bank is to be acquired by C-One Ventures Plat...
By Adedapo Adesanya The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has given all unregistered businesses in Nigeria to register within six weeks or risk jail term. In a statement on Tuesday titled Public Noti...
More than 285,000 Kenyans - including 83,000 school children have benefited from water and energy solutions provider Davis & Shirtliff under its 'Improving Lives' initiative....
By Modupe Gbadeyanka A global leader in industrial heating solutions, temperature sensors and temperature control systems, Watlow, has opened a new facility in Bangalore, India. The electric manufactu...