Ecobank CEO Jeremy Awori is calling for a transformed Africa that takes responsibility for its own development.

Excerpts from the speech delivered by Ecobank Chairman Papa Madiaw Ndiaye on the fortieth anniversary of the pan-African group.

The bank said only the BDCs listed on its website were authorised to buy and sell foreign currency. The post CBN licences 82 BDCs, warns against unauthorised operators appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Deux articles publiés le 8 décembre dans la presse algérienne attaquent brutalement l’attitude jugée « coloniale » de la France. Ils semblent surtout indiquer que si Paris veut obtenir la libération du journaliste Christophe Gleizes, la règle sera celle du donnant-donnant.

Ecobank celebrated its 40th anniversary in style on Thursday, 4 December, in Lomé, in the presence of the country's highest authorities, the African Union representative, ambassadors, financiers, and the surviving founding fathers who played a central role in the bank's creation.

À l’occasion de la présidentielle du 28 décembre, Faustin-Archange Touadéra affrontera de nouveau Anicet-Georges Dologuélé. La bataille sera rude, entre le chef de l’État sortant, qui affirme ne craindre personne, et son principal adversaire, qui s’attèle à rassembler les mécontents.

China has offered a significant boost to Nigeria’s export ambitions after its ambassador in Abuja, Yu Dunhai, announced that Beijing is prepared to fast-track a zero-tariff policy for Nigerian goods ahead of schedule. The move signals a fresh push to strengthen economic ties as both countries mark 55 years of …

By Yinka Kolawole Binding constraints have continued to slow down the growth of the manufacturing sector, with the sector recording a growth of 1.25 percent in the third quarter of 2025 (Q3’25), according to the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Analysis …

By Elizabeth Adegbesan As part of the Federal Government, FG’s borrowing plan for the 2025 budget, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has issued Treasury Bills, TBs, to raise N4.72 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2025 (Q4’25). This represents a 168 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) increase when compared to N1.76 …

By Peter Egwuatu Nigeria has been ranked among top global sources of cybercrime given the reported huge losses in 2023. The Managing Director/ CEO, Union Bank Nigeria, Mrs.Yetunde Oni, revealed this during the 63rd Quarterly General Meeting, QGM, of the Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks in Nigeria, ACAEBIN, …