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A UK energy watchdog threw some praise at Nigeria's oil regulator after they dropped a new licensing portal that lets companies bid on 50 different blocks spread across offshore zones and frontier areas. The group said Gbenga Komolafe, running the upstream commission, basically cracked open the...

The weather agency boss grabbed a pile of awards after flipping operations upside down since landing the job two years back. Charles Anosike runs the meteorological outfit and swapped out old paper systems for digital flight briefing apps, rolled electric vehicles into airport operations, and...

The oil regulator guy running things says they could pull in around 10 billion bucks from companies bidding on exploration blocks over the next half year. Gbenga Komolafe runs the upstream petroleum commission and announced the portal went live for 50 different sites spread across onshore spots...

Nigeria threw a thank-you lunch in London after landing a spot on the maritime organization's council, and the marine minister told everyone his country plans to actually show up and do the work. Adegboyega Oyetola said the election proves other nations still trust Nigeria to help shape global...

The central bank governor told people in Lagos that his crew is revamping the whole credit risk setup to make sure the roughly N4.14 trillion being raised through bank recapitalisation doesn't get blown on sketchy loans. Olayemi Cardoso said 27 lenders already tapped public offers and rights...

The stats bureau dropped numbers showing the economy expanded close to 4 percent compared to the same stretch last year. Agriculture bumped up its performance from the previous year, and the industry segment also posted better growth than before. Services kept pulling most of the weight at just...

An investment firm out of Africa just dropped its take on what rich people need to worry about going forward, and it basically boils down to having backup plans across multiple countries. Franklin Nechi runs Optiva Capital Partners and told some business reporters that being stuck in one spot is...

The boss at Air Peace told people in Abuja that domestic carriers will tank if a new tax package kicks in next year. Allen Onyema said his group plans to sit down with lawmakers and the president to hash out adjustments, and he thinks the administration will come through when operators make...

Lawmakers told a Lagos crowd they are serious about shifting the country away from oil and gas while keeping things fair for everyone involved. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas sent his media committee chair to a workshop run by advocacy groups, and the rep said parliament committees handling budgets and...

A Nigerian lender grabbed the top small business bank title after handing out nearly a quarter of all the cash that went to entrepreneurs last year. First City Monument Bank scored the award from the country's professional banking group after pumping money into farms, shops, telecom ventures...

The head of Nigeria's shippers group says a ports law stuck in final approval will end up saving importers and exporters about N6 billion every year by cutting down on legal fights and delays. Pius Akutah told people at a Lagos bar association event that the bill gives his council actual...

A government commission and lawmakers dropped a report calling out Nigeria's oil sector for losing billions through sketchy accounting and toothless oversight rules. The paper showed the national petroleum company alone was on the hook for roughly 84 percent of $8.26 billion in missing revenue...

Party brass in Harare gathered to talk about actually following through on stuff they promised during zone meetings across the capital. Godwills Masimirembwa ran the session and said pledges for clinics, boreholes, and cash pools for local groups are moving from talk to action. He thanked a...

A youth group tied to the ruling party just pulled in $60,000 from a presidential program meant to bankroll young people's business ventures around Zimbabwe. Hopewell Chako runs Boyz Dzamdara nationally, and he confirmed that four regions already got their share out of a total $200,000 pot that...

A ZANU PF senator told folks in Nkulumane to vote for Freedom Murechu during a weekend sports event that doubled as a campaign push. Molly Mpofu brought party members and youth together at Nketa 6 Grounds for an anti-drug tournament, where she called Murechu their homegrown candidate who grew up...

The head of Nigeria's deposit insurance group told the country's estate valuers to keep working closely with them during a meeting in Abuja. Oludare Sunday explained that his agency needs trustworthy property assessments when banks go under because accurate numbers help them sell assets at good...

Nigeria's agriculture ministry teamed up with ActionAid to push a big shift toward sustainable farming methods at a two-day summit in Lagos. The event focused on validating a national agroecology strategy that could reshape how the country grows food while dealing with climate problems. Dr...

Nigeria just reported that its total government debt hit N152.39 trillion during the second quarter of this year, and Lagos State came out as the biggest borrower among all the states. The National Bureau of Statistics broke down the numbers to show external obligations reached N71.84 trillion...

A workshop in The Gambia reviewed a European Union-funded disability inclusion project. Catholic Relief Services and partners like the Gambia Federation of the Disabled are running the program. The initiative focuses on inclusive education and community awareness for children with disabilities...

Seventeen years after a major regional court ruling, Zimbabwe continues to ignore the judgment, and the tribunal remains closed. The SADC Tribunal found Zimbabwe's land seizure program illegal and discriminatory in the Campbell case. It ordered compensation for dispossessed farmers, which was...