West Africa
Nigeria’s House send 10.8 trillion naira budget to Senate
ABUJA (The Southern African Times) - Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a revised 10.8...
Read moreDetailsAfrican Development Bank approves $288.5 million for Nigeria COVID-19 Response Support Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Friday approved a $288.5 million loan...
Read moreDetailsNigerian Senate approves president’s request for $5.5 bln in external borrowing
ABUJA (The Southern African Times) - Nigeria’s upper chamber of parliament on Tuesday approved President Muhammadu...
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Nigeria’s economy grew 1.87% in the first three months of 2020 stats office said
ABUJA (The Southern African Times) - Nigeria’s economy grew 1.87% in the first three months of...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s economy to shrink 8.9% in worst case – finance minister
ABUJA (The Southern African Times) - Nigeria’s economy could shrink as much as 8.9% in 2020...
Read moreDetailsAfrican fintech firm Flutterwave launches SME e-commerce portal
San Francisco and Lagos-based fintech startup Flutterwavehas launched Flutterwave Store, a portal for African merchants to create digital...
Read moreDetailsNigeria set to keep record 2020 budget to fight coronavirus despite earlier cut
ABUJA (The Southern African Times) - Nigeria looks set to maintain its record 2020 budget of...
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Nigeria to extend ban on all flights by four weeks from Thursday
ABUJA (The Southern Africa Times) - Nigeria will extend a ban on all flights by four...
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African startup Helium Health closes $10 million funding round
LAGOS (The Southern African Times) - Helium Health, West Africa’s largest electronic medical records provider, on...
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Nigeria seeks $2.36 bln in domestic loans; external markets unfavourable
ABUJA (The Southern African Times) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking approval to borrow 850...
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