Edson Baraukwa | Africa Guardian SalesRuby Limited, a prominent management consulting firm, is set to drive transformative growth for over 400 SMEs and corporate organizations through the Africa Revenue Summit 2025 (AFRES2025). The initiative aims to support businesses in achieving a remarkable 400% growth by 2025, even amidst challenging economic conditions. This ambitious plan focuses on equipping business leaders…
Charles Muchoki | Africa Guardian Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti has called on African governments to prohibit Kemi Badenoch, a prominent member of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, from visiting the continent. His comments follow Badenoch’s controversial remarks about Nigeria. According to Daily Post, Badenoch, who has previously spoken about her upbringing in Nigeria, described it as marked by fear,…
Our Correspondent | Africa Guardian German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is set to begin a four-day tour of Africa on Wednesday, with visits to Nigeria, South Africa, and Lesotho. His journey will kick off in Abuja, where he is scheduled to meet with Omar Touray, President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), before receiving an official welcome…
By Charles Muchoki | Africa Guardian Mallam Shehu Dikko, Chairman of the National Sports Commission, announced that under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s vision, Nigeria aims to establish at least six fully operational, FIFA-standard stadiums nationwide. Presently, the country faces challenges in maintaining even one stadium that meets FIFA standards due to poor infrastructure conditions. Dikko emphasized that the Commission’s…
By Edson Baraukwa | Africa Guardian The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has released its 2024 Africa Agriculture Status Report, titled “Harnessing the Private Sector for Food Systems Transformation in Africa.” The report examines the crucial role that micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) play in reshaping food systems across the continent. Created in partnership with…
By Edson Baraukwa | Africa Guardian Chidimma Adetshina has been named Miss Universe Nigeria, overcoming recent challenges following a controversial attempt to compete in Miss South Africa. The 23-year-old, who was born to a Nigerian father and South African mother in South Africa, faced backlash from some South Africans, including a government minister, due to her dual heritage. This…
Edited By Edson Baraukwa | Africa Guardian Margaret Obiageli Olele, CEO and Executive Secretary of the American Business Council (ABC), discussed the Council’s mission, the importance of collaboration in driving economic growth and technological innovation in Nigeria, and more in an interview with Kenneth Athekame. Can you describe the American Business Council’s vision for fostering American business interests in…
Trending News | Africa Guardian Online taxi service Bolt has restricted “inter-country” ride requests between Nigeria and South Africa following a spike in social media pranks. Users in both countries began booking and then canceling rides in the other nation, causing drivers to undertake fruitless journeys in search of passengers who were not even in the same country. While…
The lack of financing options, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), stifles innovation and hinders business growth. Africa is rapidly positioning itself as a key player in the global manufacturing landscape, offering unprecedented opportunities for growth and investment. With manufacturing contributing over 10.5 percent to the continent’s GDP, Africa is on the cusp of a manufacturing revolution, driven…
The leadership of Ethiopian Airlines has opened up on the controversy over the Nigerian Air initiative of the past administration of Former President Muhammadu Buhari. POLITICS NIGERIA recalls that the former Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, had floated the airline on May 27. However, it was later discovered that an aircraft belonging to Ethiopian Airlines was used to…
The latest Africa Trade Barometer has revealed that Nigeria has moved up four positions from eighth to forth in the country rankings. The Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc shared some of its latest findings from the Africa Trade Barometer 2023 Issue three report. The report, which assesses key economic indicators in Africa, highlights several noteworthy developments across African countries. According…
Nigeria’s music stars Davido and Tiwa Savage will headline the closing concert of Giants of Africa Festival at the BK arena in Kigali, on Saturday, August 19. The duo, regarded as the best in the Afrobeats genre, will be joined by Rwanda’s Bruce Melodie and vocalist Tyla from South Africa, at the sold-out concert. Davido or OBO as many…
Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has weighed in with his view on the controversy surrounding a music video posted by Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, popularly called Davido, which was condemned by many Muslims. Davido earlier posted the 45-second long video of his signee, Logos Olori on social media platforms. The music video features some people who appear to…
By Ehi Braimah Two significant events will take place on July 28 in Lagos. The first will be the unveiling of the historic Sports Diplomacy Wall of Fame at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA); the other will be a gathering of great sportsmen and women who would shine like a million stars at a gala evening at…
More than 100 people have drowned in north central Nigeria after a boat carrying families returning from a wedding sank in a river, police and local authorities said on Tuesday. Details about the accident in Kwara State were still emerging, but it was the latest boat tragedy in Nigeria where river capsizes are common due to overloading, lax safety…
Binance, a blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has been ordered to cease operations in Nigeria after being declared an illegal crypto trading platform. Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued the directive on Friday, discouraging crypto investors from using the platform as Binance is neither registered nor regulated and its operations in the country were illegal. In a…
Afrobeats superstar Fireboy is making his comeback with a new single with which he aims to add some sonic diversity to the soundscape. Expectations are high for Fireboy who has made a rapid rise to the top of the Nigerian music industry. His intercontinental hit single ‘Peru’ assisted by British megastar Ed Sheeran is one of the biggest Afrobeats…
Summary A first convoy of 13 buses left Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Thursday for the Egyptian border with a plan to fly on Friday to Nigeria, but the group was refused permission to cross the frontier Lagos. Nigeria’s government on Tuesday sought to overcome problems hampering the evacuation of around 3,000 of its nationals from Sudan, where rival military…
Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Tinubu has made the right noises about reform but investors should remain cautious. Opinion by Selebia Etomi Foreign investors may feel guardedly optimistic as Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Tinubu prepares for office, since he has professed a willingness to introduce much-needed reforms to improve the business environment. Caution, though, must be the watchword, given uncertainty over how…
Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has expressed joy over the phenomenal growth of his junior colleague, Rema. He said the youngster’s musical exploits made him believe in “miracles”. Davido stated this in a recent interview with Kiss FM, London, United Kingdom. The Omo Baba Olowo crooner, while recounting how Rema used to come to his mansion…
A hefty war chest, “best national organization that worked for him and the ground game” are the factors which Bola Tinubu emerged victorious at the 2023 presidential election, American diplomat Johnnie Carson has asserted. Mr. Carson co-led National Democratic Institute (NDI) and International Republican Institute (IRI), International Election Observation Mission to Nigeria during the elections. On Thursday, Carson, an…
Oluwatobiloba Amusan has been named the best women’s athlete in Africa and fifth best in the globe by the World Athletics. Amusan shot to international prominence following her impressive performances at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon, United States of America. The 24-year-old claimed gold medal in the 100m hurdles and also set a new world record of…
SIR: The harder things get in Nigeria, the more desperate people become to make it especially as the signs are that the immediate future is not looking up. Nigeria‘s grim economic situation which continues to feed families into the shredder of poverty and economic ruination everyday has led to the proliferation of many so-called financial experts, advisors and whatever else…
Mauritius, South Africa and Tunisia are Africa’s top three B2C E-commerce Markets . The two largest B2C e-commerce markets in the world, are China and the United States Mauritius remains by far the most prepared country for e-commerce in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to UNCTAD’s Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Index 2020. The index scores 152 nations on their readiness for online shopping,…