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Nigeria

A staff member works at the reception of the paystack online payment company in the government reserved area in Ikeja, in Lagos

out with the old

Paystack, Interswitch, Flutterwave… Nigeria’s fintech revolution

It is a familiar story: Nigeria has the potential but progress is not coming quickly. It has a huge economy and the continent’s biggest population, ... and yet South Africa has the biggest banks and Kenya leads the continent in mobile-money use.

James Duddridge MP, UK Minister for Africa with Cabinet Secretary Betty C Maina, Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development, Kenya at Flamingo Horticulture, Nairobi.

London calling

‘We have to stand up, but we can’t preach’, says UK minister for Africa James Duddridge

As the UK forges a new set of global partnerships post-Brexit, questions remain over its commitment to the continent after the reduction in the ... aid budget. But the UK's minister for Africa James Duddridge argues that African countries see the UK as a long term partner and that historical and financial ties remain as strong as ever.

Battle of the Unicorns

Nigerian fintech Flutterwave to expand to North Africa after raising $170m

Payments processing company Flutterwave plans to expand to North Africa after raising $170m in new funding, CEO Olugbenga Agboola tells The Africa ... Report.

Damp squib

Nigeria: The Buhari administration’s failed anti-corruption crusade

A major straw that broke the People’s Democratic Party’s 16-year rule in Nigeria was pervasive corruption. ...

Nigeria top stories

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari speaks after security forces rescued schoolboys from kidnappers, in Katsina, Nigeria

buhari's bothersome baton

Nigeria’s power rotation controversy causes gridlock for Atiku, Tinubu

Equity Bank's Chief Executive Officer James Mwangi is seen during a Reuters interview in Nairobi

Banking on Recovery

South African and Kenyan banks may beat Nigeria to post-Covid recovery

Kristalina Georgieva

Keynes returns

‘Vaccine policy is economic policy’ – IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari speaks after security forces rescued schoolboys from kidnappers, in Katsina, Nigeria

buhari's bothersome baton

Nigeria’s power rotation controversy causes gridlock for Atiku, Tinubu

Equity Bank's Chief Executive Officer James Mwangi is seen during a Reuters interview in Nairobi

Banking on Recovery

South African and Kenyan banks may beat Nigeria to post-Covid recovery

Kristalina Georgieva

Keynes returns

‘Vaccine policy is economic policy’ – IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva

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regional integration

Ghana’s Yofi Grant: Businesses are leading regionalisation effort on the continent

Yofi Grant, CEO of Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, talks to The Africa Report about promising cross-border investments and regional integration ... amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.

plank walk

Cameroon, Nigeria, Angola: Increased pirate activity along western coasts

While security along the Horn of Africa has greatly improved, the western coasts have become increasingly dangerous. Although inter-regional ... cooperation on the subject has increased, much remains to be done.

Beating the Jams

Nigeria: Ride-sharing service Shuttlers plans expansion to Abuja and Accra

Lagos-based ride-sharing service Shuttlers is seeking to raise $1.5m by the end of the second quarter to expand to cities such as Abuja and Accra, ... CEO Damilola Olokesusi tells The Africa Report.

long or short

The long and short of post-Covid Africa

What do experts say to bet on (hold a long position) and bet against (hold a short position) in the year ahead? ...

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Nigeria: The Kuti legacy is Made

'Legacy+', a double album released by Afrobeat king Femi Anikulapo Kuti and his oldest son, Made, is a rite of passage. ...

Seeking Carry Trade

Nigeria still likely to end foreigner access to OMO bill sales

The denial by Nigerian central bank governor Godwin Emefiele that he is planning to end the access of foreigners to open market operation bills ... (OMOs) has left analysts unconvinced.

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