UAE Quits OPEC After 57 Years in Shock Move That Shakes Global Oil Markets
The Gulf state’s dramatic exit, effective May 1, deals a historic blow to Saudi-led oil cartel amid the Iran war energy crisis. The United Arab... Read More
Dangote Breaks $30 Billion Barrier as Pan-African Refinery IPO Takes Shape
Africa’s richest man reaches a historic Forbes milestone as his refinery eyes a $40-50 billion listing across six stock exchanges, including Ethiopia’s new bourse. Aliko... Read More
Dangote’s $20B East Africa Power Play: A Second Mega-Refinery
Africa’s richest man has offered Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania a 650,000-barrel refinery in Tanga — and the Iran war just made him impossible to ignore.... Read More
CBN and NCC Join Forces to Fight Nigeria’s Electronic Fraud Epidemic
A landmark agreement between the Central Bank and the telecoms regulator targets SIM-swap scams, payment fraud, and identity theft in one of Africa’s fastest-growing digital... Read More
SA Startup Raises $5.2M for AI Stethoscope That Detects TB in Minutes
AI Diagnostics’ Ostium device puts specialist-level tuberculosis screening in the hands of community health workers across Africa and Asia A Cape Town-based medical technology startup... Read More
Dangote Makes TIME100 Again
The Nigerian industrialist joins Trump, Xi Jinping, and Pope Leo XIV on TIME’s 2026 list of the 100 most influential people, his second appearance in... Read More
Union Bank Scandal: Audit Flags $100M+ in Questioned Withdrawals, Sparks Public Outrage
A forensic audit into Union Bank has ignited public anger after alleging that more than $100 million was improperly withdrawn under previous leadership, alongside a... Read More
A Business Rebound Offers Nigeria a Fragile but Important Lift
Nigeria’s private sector is showing signs of recovery, and while the improvement is modest, it matters. After months of economic pressure, the latest business survey... Read More
China Opens New Trade Front Against Washington
A new phase in the U.S.-China trade fight is taking shape after Beijing opened investigations into American trade practices, responding to fresh tariff moves from... Read More