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Africa caught in debt squeeze as global crises push borrowing costs to record heights
Frank Okon African nations are among the hardest hit by high borrowing costs imposed by a series of global crises, including widespread pandemics, armed conflicts, and economic shocks. The COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia–Ukraine war, and rising instability in the Middle…
Dangote courts global lenders to boost infrastructure investment
Sopuruchi Onwuka President and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has stepped up engagement with global financial institutions, seeking to attract investment into Nigeria’s infrastructure and industrial sectors. Speaking at the launch of the World Bank’s “Water Forward”…
Local Content Funding: Players must show institutional readiness __Tony Attah
Sopuruchi Onwuka Players in the upstream petroleum industry who seek initial funding must advance propositions that demonstrate institutional readiness and commercial bankability in order to secure immediate cash, short-term equity investments and long-term capital support from the stock market. Managing…
NCDMB to share Tony Attah’s insights on funding local content initiatives
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has announced that Engr. Tony Attah, Managing Director of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, will be the guest speaker at the next edition of the Nigerian Content Academy Lecture Series….
US EXIM approves over $2 bn US LNG supply to Egypt
Ziggy Ojiegbe The Export-Import Bank of the United States has approved more than $2 billion in financing support for U.S. liquefied natural gas exports to Egypt, in a move aimed at expanding American energy reach and strengthening strategic trade ties….
Nigeria’s 2025 capital inflows surge 90% to $23.2 bn
Frank Okon Foreign capital inflows into Nigeria jumped nearly 90% last year, reaching $23.2 billion, driven largely by portfolio investment in the country’s bond and money markets. According to official data, net capital from abroad rose from $12.3 billion in…
Moniepoint acquires controlling stake in Kenyan microfinance bank
Ziggy Ojiegbe Nigerian digital payments firm Moniepoint has acquired a 78% stake in Sumac, a Kenyan microfinance bank, as part of its rapid expansion across Africa’s financial services sector. Over the past five years, Moniepoint has evolved from a technology…
Goldman Sachs lifts oil outlook as Hormuz disruption reshapes global markets
Goldman Sachs has sharply raised its oil price outlook for 2026, pointing to the prolonged disruption in the Strait of Hormuz as a defining shock to global energy markets. The bank now expects Brent crude to average $85 per barrel…
UK, Nigeria strengthen investment ties to create hundreds of new jobs
Bilateral trade at record £8.1 billion annually Sopuruchi Onwuka The United Kingdom and Nigeria have strengthened their economic ties with a series of major investment agreements, expected to create hundreds of new jobs in both countries. The announcements came during ministerial…
SEFA targets $10 Bn for Africa’s clean energy projects
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank Group, plans to mobilize more than $10 billion in commercial capital by 2030 to finance clean energy projects across the continent as momentum builds behind…
