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Nigeria Needs Tighter Oversight of Stablecoins, Crypto Assets - IMF - Nigeria
Nigeria Needs Tighter Oversight of Stablecoins, Crypto Assets – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Nigeria to strengthen oversight of stablecoins and other…

Africa’s Power Shift Gains Momentum As Renewables Outpaces Non-renewable Energy Investment By 8:1 - Africa
Africa’s Power Shift Gains Momentum As Renewables Outpaces Non-renewable Energy Investment By 8:1

Africa’s energy landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation. In 2025, Standard Bank’s financing for renewable…

Directive To All Capital Market Operators in Ghana On Compliance With The Requirements Of The Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843)

The Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as “SEC”) is the statutory body mandated…

Govt Pushes Ahead With Tax Court - Namibia
Namibia Government Pushes Ahead With Tax Court

Finance minister Erica Shafudah will soon table a bill in the National Assembly that seeks…

AfDB approves USD 125 million investment to expand risk insurance capacity - Africa
African Development Bank approves USD 125 million investment to expand risk insurance capacity

The Board of Directors at the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved, in May,…

MTN targets Nigeria’s lending market as it seeks fintech licences - Africa
MTN targets Nigeria’s lending market as it seeks fintech licences

MTN plans to expand into lending across key African markets, including Nigeria, as Africa’s biggest…

Artificial Intelligence Is Changing The Rules Of Cybercrime - Africa
Artificial Intelligence Is Changing The Rules Of Cybercrime

Cybersecurity has always been a constant race between attackers and defenders. As organisations strengthen their…

Amazon Leo Targets Kenya for Its First African Satellite Gateway - Africa
Amazon Leo Targets Kenya for Its First African Satellite Gateway

In a notice published in the Kenya Gazette on 5 June, the Communications Authority of…

Texas Governor Recommends Sweeping Data Center Regulation - Global
Texas Governor Recommends Sweeping Data Center Regulation

Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott on Tuesday released sweeping regulatory recommendations on data centers for…

Senate Passes Financing Bill To Unlock MSME Funding, Boost Trade - Nigeria
Senate Passes Financing Bill To Unlock Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Funding, Boost Trade

The Senate on Wednesday passed the Factoring, Assignment and Receivables Financing Bill, 2026, a landmark…