January 23
Zambia:Copper Transformed Way the World Works Before - It's About to Do So Again[analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Copper is all around us. The metal is both ever-present and invisible in our world. Copper makes reading the words on this screen possible. And the global spread of artificial…Read more »
Nigeria:Banks in Battle of Wits Over New Naira Notes
Vanguard
With five weeks gone into the period of transition from old to new Naira notes and just barely one week to the deadline for acceptance of the old notes as legal tender, the Central…Read more »
Nigeria:Largest Container Vessel Berths At Lekki Port Ahead of Commissioning
Leadership
之前of the commissioning of the Lekki Deep Seaport by President Muhammadu Buhari, today, the largest container vessel has berthed at the port.Read more »
Seychelles:Observers to Be Deployed On Taiwanese Fishing Vessels Operating in Seychelles' Waters
Seychelles News Agency
Mechanisms for the deployment of observers onto Taiwanese vessels licensed to fish in Seychelles waters will soon be finalised, allowing deployment to take place, according to a…Read more »
South Africa:Pretorians Protest Against Loadshedding and Tariff Hike
GroundUp
“2024我s around the corner. This injustice is something that we are not going to forget"Read more »
Nigeria:NRC Evacuates 300 Stranded Passengers As Warri-Itakpe Train Derails
Vanguard
Barely a month after no fewer than 20 passengers were abducted from a train station in Igueben, Edo State, the same train plying the Warri-Itakpe route derailed yesterday, leaving…Read more »
Africa:Emerging HR Trends to Watch Out for in 2023 and Beyond
AllAfrica InfoWire
What does the future of work look like? This is probably the most prevalent question in the HR and work domain in recent times.Read more »
Nigeria:Cost of Living to Dominate Global Risks in the Next 2yrs - WEF'23
Vanguard
A major conclusion reached at the World Economic Forum, WEF'23, which ended last weekend in Davos, Switzerland, was that the next decade will be characterized by environmental and…Read more »
Nigeria:Economy - Nigerians Adopt Mobile Wallets to Scale Bank Charges
Vanguard
The rapid rise in the growth of mobile money technology in Nigeria was a phenomenon that was not embraced by all, especially the older persons who derived their confidence in…Read more »
Nigeria:World Economic Forum 2023 - Key Takeaways for Nigeria As New Regime Sets in the Horizon
Vanguard
As Nigeria prepares to see the back of the current political regime, the just-ended 2023 World Economic Forum, WEF'23, held in Davos, Switzerland, appears to be setting agenda for…Read more »
Nigeria:CBN Appeals to Akwa Ibom Residents to Return Old Naira Notes Before January 31 Deadline
Vanguard
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has made further appealed to Akwa Ibom state residents to return the old notes of N1000, N500, and N200 to the banks before January 31, 2023 when…Read more »
Nigeria:CBN Harps On Adoption of Digital Banking Channels, Moves Against Banks Loading Old Notes
This Day
With seven days to the January 31, 2023 deadline for the phasing out of the old N200, N500 and N1, 000 banknotes, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the weekend reiterated the…Read more »
Nigeria:Go After Fuel Saboteurs, Group Tasks DSS, NSCDC
Leadership
An anti-sabotage organisation under the aegis of The Natives, has tasked security agencies, especially the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Security and Civil…Read more »
Nigeria:OPEC Fund Debuts U.S.$1bn SDG Bond for Development Finance
Leadership
The OPEC Fund for International Development, a development institution established by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' member governments, has raised $1…Read more »
Nigeria:Lagos Insists On January 31 Deadline for Employers' Annual Tax Returns
Leadership
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has insisted on January 31, 2023, as the deadline for filing the annual tax returns by employers of labour.Read more »
Nigeria:Central Bank Takes Naira Sensitisation to Kaduna, Zamfara, Stresses Deadline
Leadership
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the weekend in carried out sensitisation on the redesigned Naira notes to Abubakar Mahmud Gumi central market, Kaduna and Central Market in…Read more »
January 22
South Africa:Power Utility Backpedals On Statement On Permanent Load Shedding for Two Years[analysis]
Daily Maverick
Eskom clarifies its media briefing statement on rolling blackouts while the new Eskom board sets ambitious targets and hints at staff incentives to boost embattled power stations.Read more »
South Africa:Rolling Blackouts to Continue for Two Years
Scrolla
We're going to get power cuts for at least two more years.Read more »
Nigeria:Naira Exchange Could Negatively Impact 54.2% Unbanked - Report
Leadership
The Inclusion for all Initiative, a multifaceted advocacy programme, has suggested that Nigeria's most vulnerable groups could be adversely affected by the decision to require the…Read more »
Nigeria:Currency Redesign Policy Fuels Naira Stability At Parallel Market - BDCS
Vanguard
The Association of Bureaux Des Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), says that the naira redesign policy of the CBN has fuelled the stability of the naira at the parallel market.Read more »
Nigeria:New Redesigned Naira Notes 'Ll Help Check Inflation - Central Bank
Vanguard
The Central Bank of Nigeria has assured that the introduction of the redesigned new Naira notes would help check the spiralling inflation in the country.Read more »
Nigeria:CBN Deadline - Only 4 Out 17 LGAs Have Banks in Yobe, Gov Buni Cries Out
Leadership
Yobe State governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to give a special concession and alternatives to the people of Yobe against the backdrop…Read more »
Nigeria:Privare Sector Frowns At Federal Govt Over Lingering Fuel Scarcity
Leadership
The leadership of Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) has described the lingering scarcity of petroleum product as embarrassment and shame of a nation that is blessed with…Read more »
Nigeria:New Naira Notes - Clerics Commend CBN, Charges Bank to Increase Awareness
Leadership
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been commended for taking measures to strengthen the value of the Naira, especially the recent redesigning of the higher-denominations of the…Read more »
January 21
Africa:U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen Kicks Off Africa Tour in Senegal
VOA
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen went to Gorree Island in Senegal Saturday, and spoke of the "unspeakable cruelty" of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.Read more »
Ethiopia:Food, Fuel, Finance Crisis Leaves Older People Reeling On Brink of Survival - New Survey
Addis Standard
A new study by HelpAge International looking at the impact of the global food, fuel and finance crisis in 10 different countries, including Ethiopia, revealed that 87 per cent of…Read more »