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Nigerian Economy Picks up in Q1 2025 as Country’s GDP Rebased

Nigerian Economy Picks up in Q1 2025 as Country’s GDP Rebased

(3 Minutes Read) The Services sector led the growth, expanding by 4.33% and contributing over 57% to total GDP. The industry sector followed with 3.42%...
Landslide Victory Predicted for Togo’s Ruling Party in Municipal Elections

Landslide Victory Predicted for Togo’s Ruling Party in Municipal Elections

(3 Minutes read) Capturing 75.3% of the votes, UNIR capitalized on these elections.  Earlier, a constitutional reform allowed President Faure Gnassingbé to rule the country...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is developing a comprehensive framework to guide the banking sector for the introduction of Non-Interest Banking and Finance (NIBF) in the country, Professor John Gartchie Gatsi, Advisor, BoG, said.

Bank of Ghana Evolves Comprehensive Framework for Banking Sector

(3 Minutes Read) The NIBF operates by Islamic law (shariah), which prohibits excessive uncertainty and investments in industries like alcohol, gambling, and pork-related businesses. The Bank...
Ghana’s Youth Urge Modified Tax System to Ensure Revenue Mobilization and Compliance

Ghana’s Youth Urge Modified Tax System to Ensure Revenue Mobilization and Compliance

(3 Minutes Read) Benaiah Nii Addo, Executive Director of GTYA, who gave the commendation, said the initiative reflected a strategic effort to address Ghana’s long-standing...
Ghana’s Central Bank to Enforce Legal Tender Laws

Ghana’s Central Bank to Enforce Legal Tender Laws

(3 Minutes Read) The Governor, who spoke at a Thought Leadership programme at the Graphic Business/Stanbic Bank Breakfast Meeting in Accra recently, said that despite...
Cocoa Farmers in West Africa Face Inadequate Access to Finance

Cocoa Farmers in West Africa Face Inadequate Access to Finance

(3 Minutes Read) Sustainability also remains a concern, with child labour and gender inequality still widespread in cocoa-producing communities. Owoyemi highlighted how SGC is tackling this through...
Liberians Hold Protests Against Regime Led by President Joseph Bokai

Liberians Hold Protests Against Regime Led by President Joseph Bokai

(3 Minutes Read) The protesters carried signs and voiced frustrations over unmet campaign promises, job losses, and the government’s failure to establish a long-promised war...
France Troops Completely Withdraw from Senegal Ending 65-Year Presence

France Troops Completely Withdraw from Senegal Ending 65-Year Presence

(3 Minutes Read) The French army has had a permanent base in Senegal since the country’s independence from France in 1969. Camp Geille, where around 350...
Burkina Faso Dissolves National Electoral Commission

Burkina Faso Dissolves National Electoral Commission

(3 Minutes Read) According to Minister of State Emile Zerbo, election management would once again be entrusted to the Ministry of Territorial Administration, as it...
This dynamic coalition unites Atiku and Peter Obi, both of whom were runners-up in the last presidential elections, along with the formidable former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai. This coalition, which also includes prominent former lawmakers and governors from the ruling party, marks a pivotal moment in Nigerian politics.

Nigeria’s Political Landscape Undergoes a Major Shift: Former Vice President and Presidential Aspirant Abubakar...

(3 Minutes Read) Atiku has joined forces with other opposition leaders to form a new political coalition, the Africa Democratic Congress, poised to challenge President...

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