South Africa grants Nigerians 10-year visas 

The South African government has granted Nigerian businesspeople visas valid for ten years. Its Consul-General, Bobby Moroe, announced this during the South Africa-Nigeria Trade and Investment Roundtable in Lagos, saying that although some persons will be granted visas for up to ten years, others would be granted three, four, five, or more. Moroe, on the

North Africa: report, private investment in infrastructure is growing

In 2022, private investment in the infrastructure sector in North Africa increased from the 2021 level, thanks mainly to the performance of Egypt. This is supported by the annual report “Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) 2022” produced by the World Bank and made public these days. As usual, the World Bank in its analyzes unites

Boosting Nigeria’s Agro Exports – THISDAYLIVE

Chinedu Eze Experts in air freighting have listed the major barriers stopping Nigeria from significantly profiting from the export of its agricultural produce, including getting the right certification. They alleged that the unscrupulous action of government agencies like Customs, NAFDAC and others, have continued to frustrate the easy movement of exports as obtained in other

Tech4Dev to train 3,000 girls, women across 22 African countries

  By Funmilola Gboteku Tech4Dev, a non-profit organisation, has announced plans to empower 3,000 girls and women on its technology upskilling programme, Women in Techsters Fellowship, across 22 African countries. Oladiwura Oladepo, Co-founder and Executive Director at Tech4Dev, made this known at a news conference organised to launch the call for applications for Women Techsters

Nigeria has fourth-largest diasporans outside Africa: AfDB

Kevin Urama, chief economist and vice-president of the Economic Governance and Knowledge Management, African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, says Nigeria ranks fourth among African countries with the number of diasporans outside the continent. Mr Urama disclosed this in Abuja while speaking on ‘Diaspora Funding for Africa’s Development’ at the ‘Global African Diaspora Symposium on Building

Nigerian banks’ Africa foray faces major test

Nigerian banks are finding out the hard way that the grass is not always greener on the other side as the country’s biggest banks are incurring billion-naira impairment costs from their investments in Ghanaian bonds due to the neighbouring country’s debt crisis. Zenith Bank, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), United Bank for Africa (UBA), Ecobank

Retna launches the Shutterstock for Africa

Brand Press Retna launches Shutterstock for Africa and help to revolutionise marketing content creation in the region Retna, a new library of authentic African imagery, has officially launched in public beta, providing creatives and brands with an extensive collection of high-quality photos, featuring diverse subjects, concepts, and stories, all captured by talented photographers across the