By Elizabeth PUNSU, Sandra Agyeiwaa OTOO Ecobank Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting women entrepreneurs, having invested a total of US$84million into women-led businesses over the past four to five years. This, according to Regional Head-Commercial Banking, Charlotte Amanquah, led to launching the expanded Ellevate  Programme – a groundbreaking initiative designed to empower women […] The post Ecobank

By Thomas-Moore ADINGO Founder of Bills Micro Credit and business magnate, Richard Nii Armah Quaye, has made a strong case for local production as a means to reduce imports and stabilise the cedi. However, he believes government must play a proactive role in ensuring market availability before expecting private investors to take the lead. Mr. […] The post Local production

The naira depreciated against the dollar across foreign exchange markets to begin the week despite a drop in Nigeria’s inflation. The Central Bank of Nigeria’s foreign exchange data showed that the Naira fell to N 1,528.03 per dollar from N 1,517.93 exchanged on Friday last week. This means that the Naira dropped by N10.1 per […] The post Naira depreciates against dollar amid inflation

Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Tuesday passed for third reading, the four tax reform bills sent to the National Assembly in October 2024 by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This comes after the House had, at plenary last Thursday, considered and approved the report of the House Committee on Finance that worked on the bills and the submissions […] The post House of Reps pass Tinubu’s tax reform

The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State command, CP Baba Mohammed Azare has ordered a thorough investigation into allegations against officers bordering on brutality, extortion and intimidation of students of the Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua.   Recall that the students on Monday, March 17, 2025 took to the streets in protest of continuous […] The post Commissioner

The Senate has set up an ad-hoc committee to investigate the alleged annexation of the country’s mangrove islands and maritime territories by the Republic of Cameroon. The committee is expected to report back with necessary recommendations in the next two months. As part of its resolutions, the Senate has urged President Bola Tinubu to take […] The post Senate Probes Cameroon’s

Chinese state media has welcomed Donald Trump’s move to cut public funding for news outlets Voice of America and Radio Free Asia, which have long reported on authoritarian regimes. The decison affects thousands of employees – some 1,300 staff have been put on paid leave at Voice Of America (VOA) alone since Friday’s executive order. Critics have called the […] The post Chinese

Gaza’s fragile ceasefire was shattered early Tuesday as Israel carried out what it described as “extensive strikes” on Hamas targets. After the ceasefire ended, far-right Israeli politician Itamar Ben Gvir said he would rejoin the government. Separately, several Arab nations accused Israel of violating the ceasefire. Hamas accused Israel of overturning the nearly two-month-long ceasefire agreement and “putting the captives in Gaza at […] The post Israel

Regulation 128 of Road Trafffic Regulations, 2012, LI 2180 prohibits the use of motorcycles (two legs) and tricycles (three legs encompassing praggia and aboboyaa) to carry fare paying passengers and for that matter, commercial purposes, save courier and delivery services. In fact, the provision is emphatic and chooses and uses the word “SHALL NOT.” This […] The post Feature:

Virgil van Dijk has issued a rallying cry to his Liverpool team-mates amid their recent struggles on the pitch. The Reds suffered their latest setback on Sunday afternoon after losing the Carabao Cup final 2-1 to Newcastle, which came days after their shootout defeat by PSG. Though the league title will, more than likely, be heading back to Merseyside at the […] The post Virgil

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