The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has lowered the ex-gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) in Nigeria to N1,200 per litre ($0.87), reversing its recent decision to increase the fuel price, according to an anonymous source at the facility. Dangote Petroleum Refinery reduced its ex-gantry petrol price in Nigeria to N1,200 per litre, reversing a recent…
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Global cybercrime losses surged to a record $20.8 billion in 2025, with more than 1 million complaints filed, as Nigeria and South Africa ranked among countries flagged in the latest report by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center Cybercrime losses reached a record $20.8 billion in 2025, marking a 26% increase from the previous year.…
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Africa’s fintech powerhouse Flutterwave is preparing for a significant expansion into lending after securing a national microfinance banking licence from the Central Bank of Nigeria, marking a major shift in its business model and positioning within the continent’s financial ecosystem. Flutterwave has secured a microfinance banking licence, enabling it to offer deposits, accounts, and direct…
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Ghana’s Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, recently disclosed that the West African country is losing $2.5 billon in export value annually. Ghana loses $2.5 billion annually due to exporting mostly raw agricultural produce without value addition. A new national agricultural policy framework has been finalized to improve value addition and is set…
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Nigeria has enlisted billionaire-backed power firms in a 3.3 trillion naira ($2.3 billion) debt settlement programme aimed at stabilising Africa’s largest electricity market and unlocking stalled generation capacity in the country’s struggling power sector. Nigeria has launched a $2.1 billion debt settlement programme to stabilise its power sector and unlock stalled generation capacity. The initiative…
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Several African and Caribbean nations, including Nigeria and Jamaica, could face tighter entry restrictions to the United Kingdom under a controversial proposal by Reform UK, escalating tensions over growing demands for reparations linked to the transatlantic slave trade. A UK political party has proposed visa restrictions targeting countries demanding slavery reparations, including Nigeria and Ghana.…
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