Africa's largest bank by assets reported headline earnings of R49.2bn for 2025 and a return on equity of 19.3%, meeting the ambitious targets it set four years ago. With digital growth accelerating and sustainable finance expanding rapidly, the group says it is well positioned for the next phase of continental …

L’opposant camerounais, candidat face à Paul Biya lors de la présidentielle d’octobre 2025, s’apprête à publier son autobiographie. Jeune Afrique vous en dévoile les grandes lignes, en exclusivité.

By Jimoh Babatunde Nigeria may be losing as much as 50 per cent of the food produced in Lagos before it reaches consumers, a development stakeholders say highlights the urgent need for large-scale commercial farming to address the country’s growing food crisis. The disclosure was made in Lagos during the …

By Godwin Oritse Shipping companies, freight forwarders and other port users have raised concerns over the potential impact of the ongoing crisis in the Middle East on cargo throughput into Nigerian ports. They warned that the situation could also worsen Nigeria’s inflation if the conflict in the region persists. Speaking …

Attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure pushed oil above $100 a barrel on Thursday, as American and Israeli strikes pounded Iran with no sign of an end to the war in sight

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Federal Government’s spending on debt service payments fell year-on-year (YoY) by 38.5 percent to $405.3 million in January 2026 from N659.7 million in the corresponding period of 2025. Analysis of data contained in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s, CBN, International Payment report showed that the downward trend …

By Cynthia Alo The Group Managing Director of Access Bank Plc, Mr.Roosevelt Ogbonna, has called on African policymakers, financiers and businesses to deepen collaboration in order to accelerate intra-African trade and unlock the continent’s economic potentials. Ogbonna made the call yesterday while welcoming participants to the Africa Trade Conference (ATC) …

•Urges operators of factories abroad to consider local manufacturing By Yinka Kolawole The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, has said traders operating within the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex corridor contribute billions of naira to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), describing the axis as one of the …

By Elizabeth Adegbesan Net foreign exchange (Forex) inflow into the Nigerian economy fell by 18.3 per cent, year-on-year (YoY), to $61.29 billion in the eleven months ended November 2025 (11M’25), from $69.61 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2024. This was as a result of  a 25.2 percent and …

Mr Tuggar made the remarks in a recent interview with Reuters. The post Middle East conflict shows Nigeria can help diversify global oil supply — Tuggar appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.