The Nigerian stock market continued its impressive upward momentum in the week ended July 18, 2025, as the All-Share Index soared by a remarkable 5,436.07 points to close at 131,585.66. This performance... Read more »
From left: Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) CEO Frank Mwiti, NSE EmpowerHER Lead Demi Murila, Chief of Staff in the Office of the First Lady Mary Muinde and NSE Chairman Kiprono Kittony... Read more »
Governor Babagana Zulum, has charged all the 27 Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen to ensure the swift and effective implementation of the new 70,000 Naira minimum wage. During a high-level meeting held... Read more »
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro’s recent announcement that the government has securitised fuel levies raises questions about the legality of Kenya’s public finance management.
Although this move is illegal, according to Kenya’s... Read more »
Tosin Ayodele is a UK-based engineering lead who grew up in northern Nigeria, surrounded by family and neighbours who were farmers. Now based in the UK, he’s building an agrotech solution to... Read more »
Even before the world’s oldest president confirmed that he would run for an eighth term in power, his social media accounts left experts in no doubt. By the time 92-year-old Paul Biya... Read more »
When the Lagos State government banned motorcycles in 2020, it didn’t just disrupt movement. Companies like Gokada, ORide, and Max, were forced to either shut down or pivot in real time. Some... Read more »
The traditional architecture of global finance—long dominated by Western-led institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank—is undergoing a subtle yet profound transformation. At the centre of this shift... Read more »
Sunday Aborisade in Abuja In a bold step to deepen foreign investment inflows and reposition Nigeria’s economic landscape, the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) and the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC),... Read more »
Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara is escorted to the basement cells of Milimani Court in Nairobi on July 18, 2025. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]
Naivasha Member of Parliament Jayne Kihara was on Friday... Read more »