Barcelona sign Karim Adeyemi for €29m
Barcelona signed Karim Adeyemi from Borussia Dortmund for a reported fee of €29 million including potential add-ons. The Catalan club...
Business Affairs
US-Iran conflict threatens Nigeria’s inflation outlook as oil prices approach $100
Global oil prices edged closer to the psychologically significant $100-per-barrel threshold on Thursday as renewed military confrontation between the United...
How Central Banks can contain financial stability risks as ai accelerates change
Tobias Adrian Artificial intelligence is reshaping how financial firms price risk, allocate credit, and respond to stress. It is increasingly...
The oil market absorbed the war shock, but buffers are running low
Jean-Marc Natal, Azim Sadikov The largest disruption to the global oil market in decades should have sent prices soaring. But...
Chevron wins a bid in 2025 licensing round in Nigeria
Orisemeke Benjamin Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, a Chevron company and operator of the Agbami unit, has won the bid for...
Dangote Refinery completes landmark $2.5bn private equity placement
Omeiza Bilal Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE (DPRP) has successfully completed a landmark Private Equity Placement that raised approximately...
Africa trade gateway delivers $5.3m cross-border transaction in Southern Africa
Orisemeke Benjamin A $5.3-million cross-border fuel (gasoil) trade transaction has been successfully completed with support of the Africa Trade Gateway...
Off-grid boom: Why Nigeria’s solar revolution is bypassing the national grid
Orisemeke Benjamin Nigeria has emerged as sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest-growing market for small-scale solar systems. However, stagnant investment in utility-scale renewable...
Young adults want relationships, children and hopeful futures amid financial, job insecurity – UNFPA
Orisemeke Benjamin Young adults around the globe still cherish traditional life goals like marriage and raising children, but economic headwinds...
IOM saddened by deadliest migrant shipwreck on West African atlantic route in 2026
Orisemeke Benjamin The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has expressed sadness over the reports that dozens of migrants are dead...
