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The Nigerian manufacturing sector has experienced growth in recent times. Real contribution to GDP in the first quarter of 2020 was 9.65 percent, higher than 8.74 percent recorded in the…

The call for all to join forces in revamping Nigeria's healthcare system has been brought to the fore following the coronavirus pandemic, which has exposed the country's frail health sector.…

Within days of his inauguration in June, Evariste Ndayishimiye, Burundi’s president, ended months of official denial about coronavirus by ordering mass testing in the commercial capital of…

In our last coverage of drug maker, May & Baker plc, “Sustaining the path of profitability amid economic headwinds, cash-strapped consumers”we highlighted some challenges facing…

If you have been following events on the Nigerian political scene, then you would know about the protracted battle between the erstwhile national chairman of the All Progressives Congress…

“Out, out, brief candle. Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot,…

On July 13, 2020, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) extended foreign exchange (FX) restriction to importation of maize/corn. The apex bank directed all authorised dealers to submit the list…

As the coronavirus pandemic forces firms to downsize and cut their wage cost to cope with the adverse economic realities, First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is bucking the trend with…

In January 2010, two Irish businessmen secured a 20-year contract to turn Nigeria's vast gas reserves into power. But the government never built a promised pipeline to feed gas to the…

The oil industry has had a disastrous 2020, hit square-on by the full force of the coronavirus pandemic. From collapsing demand and the indignity of negative prices, to a recovery that has…