REA, Lotus Bank to launch dedicated renewable energy financing facility
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and Lotus Bank have agreed to deepen their collaboration on renewable energy financing in Nigeria, marking a shift from project-based support to a structured, large-scale funding framework. The decision followed a high-level meeting…
Performance drives gender diversity in African business leadership, report finds
Sopuruchi Onwuka Gender diversity in African business leadership is increasingly being shaped by performance rather than advocacy alone, according to new research on the continent’s private capital industry. The report, released by the African Private Capital Association (AVCA), shows that…
After buying out M&P, Tony Elumelu takes seat in Seplat Energy’s board
Sopuruchi Onwuka Following the completion of a deal to acquire the entire 20.07 percent equity stake held by Etablissements Maurel et Prom (M&P) SA, Nigerian billionaire investor Tony Elumelu has joined the board of Seplat Energy Plc as a Non-Executive…
Seplat Energy reaffirms commitment to ESG-aligned operations
Sopuruchi Onwuka Integrated energy company Seplat Energy Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to conducting its operations in line with global environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards, stressing the need for responsible and sustainable practices within Nigeria’s petroleum industry. The company,…
Flutterwave acquires Mono in rare African fintech buyout
Ziggy Ojiegbe Flutterwave, Africa’s largest fintech company, has acquired Nigerian open banking startup Mono in an all-stock transaction valued between $25 million and $40 million, according to people familiar with the deal. The acquisition brings together two of the continent’s…
Heirs Energies stakes $500m on 20.07% Seplat equity
Buys Out Maurel & Prom Sopuruchi Onwuka Heirs Energies has declared that it has acquired a 20.07 percent equity stake in Seplat Energy Plc, strengthening indigenous ownership in Nigeria’s largest independent energy company. The indigenous integrated energy firm announced on…
AFC enters Canadian market for $100m facility from Findev
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has secured a $100 million, 10-year loan facility from FinDev Canada; marking its first-ever transaction in the Canadian market and FinDev Canada’s inaugural infrastructure financing in Sub-Saharan Africa. The landmark agreement, according to a statement…
Moniepoint raises $90m, targets UK-Nigeria remittance market
Nigerian fintech firm Moniepoint has raised $90 million in new funding as it expands into the UK remittance market, completing a $200 million Series C round that values the company at about $1 billion. The new capital will help the…
Elon Musk in deal with Tesla board to grow capitalization to $8.5 trn
Underway to becoming tentative trillionaire Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports American tech billionaire, Elon Musk, who is already the world’s richest person, is in deal with the board of troubled electric vehicle (EV) maker, Tesla, to focus on growing the…
Africa Energy Bank: Will Nigeria miss another great opportunity?
Sopuruchi Onwuka The delay in the full funding and activation of the highly anticipated African Energy Bank (AEB) clearly falls into pattern with the inability of African countries to muster critical collaborative thrust in pushing collective agenda; it reinvents the…
