MTN Defers Listing on NSE Till 2018
Mobile Telecom company, MTN Nigeria, may have put off plans to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) until 2018,…
MTN’s $5.2b Fine Not a Witch-hunt – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the $5.2 billion imposed on MTN by the Nigerian government was not a…
Zambian Farmers Seek Dangote’s Support
The director of Small Scale Farmers for Development Agency (SAFADA), an umbrella organisation of farmers in Zambia, Boyd Moobwe, has…
Nigeria, China Trade Hits $9.5b
Trade between Nigeria and China stood at $9.5 billion in 2016, Economic and Commercial Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy, Mr…
FG to Establish Development Bank to Boost MSMEs …. Secures $1.3b Initial Capital
The federal government has concluded plans to set up a development bank in its bid to lower borrowing rates and…
Airtel Sacks 100 Employees in Kenya
Airtel Kenya has announced plans to lay off some employees as the business continues to struggle to turn a profit.…
MTN Nigeria Moves Closer to Listing on the Stock Exchange
Ololade Adeyanju/ Nigeria’s mobile telecommunications giant, MTN, is inching closer to being listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Reports…
US Records $6.7b in Marijuana Sales in 2016
Marijuana worth $6.7 billion was legally sold in the US in 2016, following the legalisation of cannabis in a number…
Nigerian Billionaires Missing on World’s Most Generous Persons’ List
Segun Atanda/ As the world celebrates Christmas, this season of goodwill marked with generosity and the giving of gifts, Nigerian…
Why Workers Shut ExxonMobil Headquarters
Protesting workers have shut the Lagos headquarters of U.S. oil major, ExxonMobil, because 150 employees were sacked. Newsmakers learnt that…