As global lenders retreat from Africa, some of Nigeria’s biggest banks have begun accelerating their expansion across the continent, using fresh capital raised from a recapitalisation drive to diversify earnings, manage risk and sustain profitability....

Analysts project a mild uptick in the yields of the one-year treasury bill (T-Bills) at the primary auction on Wednesday, where N1.15 trillion worth of bills will be put up for sale by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)....

South Sudan, Africa’s poorest country and one of the world’s least developed economies, is projected to record the highest growth on the continent in 2026 as oil exports resume, according to the World Bank....

Nigeria’s removal of fuel subsidies in late May 2023 and the shift toward a more market-reflective foreign exchange regime have altered how public resources are distributed across the federation....

Millions of smallholder farmers in Nigeria are trapped in a cycle of debt as falling food prices squeeze their profits, making it harder for them to repay loans taken during the 2025 planting season....

Nigeria’s insurance companies are largely opting to raise fresh capital rather than pursue mergers as they race to meet new minimum capital thresholds in the ongoing recapitalisation programme....

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group are predicting Nigeria’s fastest growth in 11 years in 2026, but the projection falls short of what Africa’s most populous nation requires to lift people out of poverty, according to analysts....

Nigeria's indigenous oil companies have embarked on an unprecedented buying spree, snapping up assets from departing Western majors for billions of dollars....