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Africa’s Fintech Consolidation: Entering the Next Phase

Africa’s fintech industry is maturing, consolidating, and reinforcing its foundations for the next decade. Flutterwave’s acquisition of Mono may look like just another startup deal. However, it is about infrastructure,.

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Africa’s Rail Powering the Next Phase of Economic Growth

Trains are returning to the centre of Africa’s economic advancement. From high-speed passenger rail in North Africa to freight corridors unlocking landlocked economies, rail transport is once again shaping how.

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Nigeria’s 2026 Economic Outlook: Growth, Inflation and the CBN’s Strategy

Nigeria’s economic outlook for 2026 reflects a gradual strengthening of macroeconomic conditions following a period of intense adjustment. According to projections released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the.

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Why Nigeria’s $5.1 Billion Health Pact Matters for Growth

Nigeria has signed a $5.1 billion five-year bilateral healthcare Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States. This is not simply a health deal. It is a signal of Nigeria’s.

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The U.S.–Africa Health Pacts: Aid in Transition

In the waning days of 2025, the United States embarked on an unprecedented restructuring of its global health engagement, unveiling a suite of negotiated health agreements with at least nine.

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What Nigeria’s 2026 Budget Reveals About Its Security Priorities

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2026 budget proposal, presented to a joint session of Nigeria’s National Assembly in December 2025, marks a clear strategic shift in the country’s fiscal priorities. Officially.

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Nigeria’s $30 Billion Budget Reset: Fiscal Reform for 2026?

Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has proposed a 43.56 trillion naira ($29.96 billion) budget reset aimed at repealing and re-enacting the 2024 budget to extend through December 2025. The primary.

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Nigeria’s Gas Flaring Plan: Turning Waste into Power and Investment

For decades, natural gas flaring has been a persistent challenge for oil-producing nations, representing both an environmental hazard and a missed economic opportunity. Globally, the World Bank estimates that over.

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Nigeria Clears Troop Deployment to Benin as Government Foils Coup Plot

A pulse of alarm rippled through West Africa on Sunday, 7 December 2025, when a small group of mutinous soldiers in the Republic of Benin attempted to topple the government.

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Nigeria’s FX Reforms Deliver US$20.98bn Inflows in 10 Months

The foreign exchange (FX) reforms driven by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) attracted foreign capital inflows worth US$20.98 billion in the first ten months of 2025, the Governor, Olayemi.

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