Category: Business

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it is in collaboration talks with the Customs Service of neighbouring Republic of Benin to improve trade relations between both countries.The Acting Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, mad…

The police on Monday stated that about N.dollars 3 546 048.20 worth of drugs and 135 suspects on drug dealing matters have been apprehended between 01 to 31 August 2023.

In a crime report availed to Nampa on Monday, Namibian Police Force spokespers…

Kenya raked in $475 million in revenue from its shipments of horticultural products between January and June 2023. This represents an increase of 7.16% compared to the income of 64.84 billion shillings ($443 million) recorded in during the same period…

While seeking an amount of 30 billion FCFA on the financial market, Senegal was offered overall bids of 40.265 billion FCFA. This corresponds to a coverage rate of the amount auctioned of 134.22%. The amount of the accepted bids is 30.265 billion FCFA…

International prices of food products are in decline more than a year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Last August, the FAO price index which tracks the evolution of food prices reached 121.4 points. This figure, down compared to that of July (124 …

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Sunday said the Federal Government had obtained 163 million dollars loan from the African Development Bank to support wheat production in the country.Shettima stated this at the palace of the Emir of Argungu, Al…

In the DRC, the production capacity of the Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine will reach 450,000 tonnes next year. With the 150,000 tons expected to be delivered by the Kisanfu mine commissioned in the second quarter of 2023, its total production w…

The UN Inter Agency Group on Youth has reaffirmed its commitment to investing in young people in the area of green economy to ensure Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The agency stakeholders made this known at the discussion organised by the UN …

The City of Windhoek (CoW) on Friday raised N.dollars 280 000 in pledges from various corporates, business personalities and politicians at a fundraising gala dinner held for the Windhoek Residents Mayoral Trust Fund.

The highest pledge was made by …

Senegalese GDP growth in the first half of the year is expected to increase from 5.3% to 4.1%. This situation can be explained by the tense socio-political situation which weighed on the activity of the trade and services sectors during the first half …

Due to a debt amounting to nearly 120 billion naira, Nigerian telecoms companies were preparing to cut off USSD services to banks. But an agreement was reached. Deposit banks have agreed to pay the 120 billion naira ($151.9 million) they owe to telecom…

Algeria’s foreign exchange reserves reached nearly $85 billion at the end of August 2023 compared to $60.9 billion at the end of December 2022. This figure represents an increase of nearly $20 billion in less than six months. The Algerian Central Bank…