Ghana’s National ID has been upgraded to a payment card as well. Ghanaians already use the card to register SIM cards, apply for passports, and access government services can now hold money, process payments, and send funds internationally. The National Identification Authority (NIA), the statutory body that manages Ghana’s national identification system, has activated an
Satellite internet in Africa has become the most contested technology market on earth, and in 2026, there is a new player on the market. Amazon has secured an operating licence in Nigeria for Amazon Leo, its low-Earth orbit broadband service, placing it in direct competition with Elon Musk’s Starlink. At the same time, Meta and
Zimbabwe lithium processing has reached a turning point. The government has banned raw ore exports, forced mining companies to refine the mineral on home soil, and positioned the country as one of the most important lithium producers outside Australia and Latin America. On paper, that is exactly the kind of industrial policy Africa has needed
Canada’s Lucara Diamond has recovered a 36.92-carat blue diamond from stockpiled ore at its Karowe mine in Botswana, one of the rarest gemstone discoveries on the continent in years. Classified as a Type IIb diamond, the stone gets its blue colour from traces of boron, placing it among the most valuable gems on earth. What
BUA Foods Plc, the consumer staples giant controlled by billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu, posted a sharp rise in earnings for the year ended Dec. 31, 2025, as Nigerians’ demand for everyday food items pushed revenue higher despite inflationary pressure. The company’s unaudited financial statements show profit after tax of ₦507.7 billion (about $366.6 million), nearly
PayPal has gone live in Nigeria through a new partnership with local fintech Paga, giving Nigerians a feature many have waited years for, which is the ability to receive international payments and access the money locally. Under the arrangement, users can link their PayPal accounts to their Paga wallets, receive funds through PayPal-supported markets, and
Talks about a public listing for Dangote Refinery are advancing quickly and may be the biggest capital-market stories in Nigeria. The reason is that the asset is so large that bringing even a slice of it to market would materially change the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) in terms of size, liquidity, and global visibility. At the
There’s a line I can’t get out of my head as Rivers State drifts, again, towards the edge: “agreement is agreement.” In normal climes, that’s just basic decency. In Nigerian politics, it can become something darker – a coded warning that power is being enforced like a private contract, not exercised like a public trust.
Heineken says CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board, Dolf van den Brink will leave on May 31, 2026, ending nearly six years in the role. The brewer’s supervisory board has started a search for a successor, while Brink will stay on as an adviser for eight months from June 1. The leadership change comes
There is a familiar sound you hear in many African cities at dawn – shutters lifting, okada engines warming, a generator catching its breath, and somebody, somewhere, opening for business even when the numbers don’t yet make sense. That sound is survival, ordinary people improvising prosperity within systems that too often starve citizens of oxygen.