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...
A meeting with owners of companies, factories and various commercial and service activities was held at Misrata Chamber of Commerce today to protest the increase of the electricity tariff on commer...
By Modupe Gbadeyanka A popular Lagos-based socialite, Mr Emeka Daniel Okonkwo, otherwise known as E-Money, has been apprehended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The younger brot...
By Adedapo Adesanya African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has backed plans to set up an oil trading house called Africa Trading Minerals (Atmin), which will finance the purchase of refined petroleu...
India’s Tripoli Chargé d’affaires, Mohamed Alim, accompanied by two members of the Indian Embassy, visited Libya’s General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture at its offi...
By Aduragbemi Omiyale A new Corporate Affairs Director has been appointed by Nigerian Breweries Plc and he is Mr Uzodinma Odenigbo, who succeeds Ms Sade Morgan, elevated to a global role as Heineken’s...
By Adedapo Adesanya Nigeria’s Mining Cadastral Office (MCO) says it processed 955 applications for mineral title grants but approved a total of 867 licenses during in the first quarter of 2025....
Shift to digital lending has dramatically expanded access to credit for underserved populations, especially informal workers and young people with limited or no formal credit history....
A joint working group is to be formed between the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) and the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) to implement their recommendations of a package of proposed economic ref...
This strategy brings AI into focus as a national priority, and for the mobile industry, that's deeply relevant....
By Adedapo Adesanya The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given the greenlight to banks to source foreign exchange (FX) for Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) in Nigeria without its app...
By Adedapo Adesanya Securities of four companies on the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange lifted the platform by 0.41 per cent on Monday, April 28. FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc inc...
The Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Economy and Trade invited the various regional Libyan chambers of commerce to attend work sessions and roundtables in Tripoli with a Turkish construction and in...
The U.S.-Libya Business Association’s (USLBA) ‘‘Libyan American Forum for Development and Reconstruction’’ (28 to 29 April) opened in Washington D.C. yesterday. The event is held in collaboration w...
More than 70 per cent of small-scale farmers across IIGAD member States, including Kenya, are expected to benefit from a new food security programme.Â...
By Modupe Gbadeyanka The socialite declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ms Aisha Achimugu, has been taken into custody after arriving at the airport in Abuja, the co...
As global markets become increasingly protectionist, Africa must urgently strengthen its internal trading mechanisms where homegrown solutions such as the AfCFTA offer a critical lifeline....
Ndabeni- Abrahams says everyone must benefit from South Africa's oceans economy....
In online trading, speed is king. Below, the experts at Octa, a regulated and trusted broker since 2011, break down the aspects of trading where speed matters most and offer an accessible way to accel...
By Adedapo Adesanya The Naira witnessed a 0.12 per cent or N1.96 depreciation against the US Dollar at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEX) on Monday, April 28, trading at N1,601.38...
If you're struggling with shrinkage the minute you step outside, you're not alone. Cold, rainy weather can be very unforgiving to 4C hair...
Kenya's shaky energy supply and its high cost once again became a topic of discussion when the Vietnamese tycoon Doanh Chau critiqued Kenyan leaders for talking big but falling short on delivery.Â...
By Dipo Olowookere The national scale long-term issuer rating of BBB+(NG) and the short-term issuer rating of A2(NG) assigned to FCMB Group Plc by GCR Ratings have been placed on review extension. The...
SARS says ruling on VAT hike brought some certainty on VAT Act administration...
By Dipo Olowookere The portfolios of investors at the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited increased by 0.34 per cent on Monday on the back of buying interest in consumer goods stocks and others. Business...
By Adedapo Adesanya The price of the Brent crude oil grade declined by $1.01, or 1.5 per cent on Monday to $65.86 per barrel as economic worries from the US-China trade war pressured demand. Also, the...
Higher spending among consumers has been sustained across the first quarter of the year, with the latest ILAM Consumer Spending Index showing increased volumes in purchases made....
Kenyans have raised concerns about how the business environment is suffocating industrialisation, and that the focus has now moved to Tanzania and Uganda....
HANGZHOU, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 29 April 2025 – Alibaba has launched Qwen3, the latest generation of its open-sourced large language model (LLM) family, setting a new ben...
Organised by the Global Pulse Confederation, “Pulses 25” to set the global agenda for a resilient, sustainable food future SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 29 April 2025 – The G...
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 29 April 2025 – The U.S. Dollar, the world’s reserve currency and the ultimate safe-haven asset, is now the world’s worst-per...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Media OutReach Newswire – 29 April 2025 – Global technology solutions provider Arrow Electronics is providing engineering expertise and services to Xeleqt Techn...
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 29 April 2025 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Trigger Asset Management (Trigger) have launched a landmark partnership aime...
Leaders from Western Kenya have hailed plans to extend the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Naivasha to Malaba and the expansion of the Nairobi-Nakuru-Malaba highway....
Kenya's leading lenders KCB Group and Equity Group, are strategically aligning with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System to capitalise on intra-African trade....
Kenya's shaky energy supply and its high cost once again became a topic of discussion when the Vietnamese tycoon Doanh Chau critiqued Kenyan leaders for talking big but falling short on delivery.Â...
On the sidelines of the 51st session of the Tripoli International Fair 2025, a cooperation agreement was signed between the General Union of Chambers of Commerce in Libya and the Jordan Chamber o...
After sparking a national movement with its Zero Transfer Fees campaign, Sterling Bank has once again pushed the boundaries of what corporate citizenship can mean to everyday Nigerians. Last week, reg...
B2B meetings were hosted by and at the 51st Tripoli Internation Fair 2025 between Libyan, Indonesian and Tunisian companies last Saturday (26 April). Tripoli Internation Fair said the B2B meetings...
By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh Today, boosted by the Kremlin’s diplomatic push and support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Department of Partnership, Russian companies are moving with multi...
By Dipo Olowookere A new report which listed the Top 10 Safest Countries for Foreign Investment has excluded Nigeria despite the efforts of the administration of President Bola Tinubu to make the coun...
By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has announced a 24.75 per cent increase in the value of the country’s non-oil exports, reaching a total of $1.791 billion in the first...
IMF urges countries to broaden the tax base, increase tax rates where applicable, reduce arbitrary exemptions. Lender seeks a predictable and progressive tax...
By Dipo Olowookere Mr Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of the late popular gospel musician, Osinachi Nwachukwu, has been sentenced to death by hanging. Recall that in April 2022, the singer was said to ha...
By Samuel Olaniran Many experts have highlighted the growing impact of creatives—especially those in product and brand design—across the financial industry, and how their work helps financial companie...
The 20th International Nomads Festival, which is held in mid-April every year, involves clean-up initiatives to protect the world's deserts....
A high-level Tripoli based Libyan government delegation held a meeting with several major American companies in Washington DC, the Tripoli government reported last Saturday 26 April. The meeting,...
SA table grape producers fear US tariffs will undo market gains after years of expansion efforts....
Coca-Cola’s new production line uses artificial intelligence (AI) to proactively identify and resolve issues before they cause stoppages. New plant has...
FOCUS Africa 2025 forum in Cairo aims at showcasing bankable projects capable of attracting capital. With a market of 1.4 billion people and a combined GDP o...
Defiant ex-DRC president Joseph Kabila says he has returned to the DRC to “participate in peace efforts”, but his successor, Felix Tshisekedi accuses him of backing the M23 rebels.</s...
Kenya has secured seven investment deals valued at over $823 million, ranging from smart transport to agriculture and textile manufacturing from China firms. <strong...
Angola’s $5M boost is a turning point in Africa CDC’s continued push to rally political leadership, domestic financing, and unified continental action around the New Public Heal...
In Congo Basin, a new paradigm of sustainable forest management is taking shape—one that reconciles conservation imperatives with economic development through certification, community...
Kenya’s hospitality industry stands at an inflection point. It has the wind in its sails—growing demand, strategic geography, and rising investor confidence. <stron...
African coffee entrepreneurs are turning the Gulf region into the next big destination for the continent’s bean exports. With its deep-rooted coffee culture...
Africa’s future remains uncertain as economies weather chronic funding shortfalls, persistent trade disruptions, and a sharp rise in debt burdens. Fac...
In a stinging critique, Doanh Chau, President of Vietnam Gas says Kenya and Africa is not short on talent or resources—it is suffering from a chronic failure in leadership, vision, an...
By Modupe Gbadeyanka An ambulance has been donated to the Mainland Hospital Yaba, Lagos, by the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), the first the health facility was getting in the past decade. The chief...
By Adedapo Adesanya The leadership of the Catholic church should announce a successor to the late Pope Francis on May 7. A new Pope will be elected via a conclave, which involves a secret voting syste...
By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has started the payment of N46.6 billion in liquidation dividends to depositors of the defunct Heritage Bank months after a series...
Standard Bank has adopted a multi-vendor strategy for its ATM modernisation programme that will see new manufacturers added to its cash machine footprint across SA....
The Tripoli based Libyan government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Bank in Washington, D.C., with the aim of enhancing technical and advisory support and institutional ca...
SARS says major retailers have informed them that they will reverse the VAT increase on their system...
The high-level (Tripoli based) Libyan government delegation visiting Washington, D.C., continued its high-level meetings with US representatives in the American capital last week, including busines...
By Aduragbemi Omiyale MTN Nigeria now has a new Chief Broadband Officer (CBBO) and he is Mr Egerton Idehen, who joined the organisation in 2002 as a Call Centre Agent. The leading technology company d...
By Adedapo Adesanya The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange decreased by 0.53 per cent on a week-on-week basis in Week 17 of the 2025 trading year. This depleted the market capitalisation...
FNB has signed a R1.8-billion credit risk-sharing facility with the International Finance Corporation and raised a further R2.5 billion of funding from a social bond issued by its parent, FirstRand, a...
Chinese animated feature "Ne Zha 2" has scored a thunderous success, raking in 15.2 billion yuan (about 2.11 billion U.S. dollars) at China's box office in just 12 weeks....
By Dipo Olowookere A total of 1.854 billion shares worth N56.025 billion were transacted in 51,386 deals at the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited last week compared with the 1.525 billion shares valued...
Imports and the variety of food that is readily available create the false impression that consumers are exempt from the impacts of climate change on their access to food, writes Peter Johnston....
Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé are battling for football’s crown in 2025. Dive into their stats, storylines, and what’s at stake in this epic rivalry. Who’s ruling the pitch? Haala...
Prominent Nedbank board member and former Registrar of Banks, Errol Kruger, died at the weekend, the bank announced in a statement on Monday....