Business
Onion Prices Surge From ₦30,000 to ₦300,000, Making a Single Bag Four Times More Than Nigeria’s ₦70,000 Minimum Wage
The price of a 120kg bag of onions has skyrocketed from ₦30,000 in April 2026 to approximately ₦300,000 in October 2026, representing a...
Tinubu’s Naira Crisis Forces Shoprite to Abandon Malls for Neighbourhood Stores After Mass Shutdowns
Shoprite Nigeria is planning to open standalone neighbourhood stores as it tries to revive its retail operations after financial difficulties forced it to...
PepsiCo Secures 11-Year Taco Bell Deal While Traoré Cracks Down on Banned German Drink in Burkina Faso
PepsiCo has locked in a new 11-year distribution agreement with Taco Bell, keeping the soda giant as the chain’s exclusive beverage provider through...
Nigeria Grows 2.3 Million Tonnes of Tomatoes and Still Spends $360 Million Importing Paste
Nigeria is Africa’s second-largest tomato producer. The country grows about 2.3 million tonnes of tomatoes every year, and its farmers account for roughly...
Ghana Traders Question New Defence Deal with Burkina Faso Over Security Concerns
The Ghana National Tomatoes Traders and Transporters Association has expressed skepticism about a newly signed defence cooperation agreement between Ghana and Burkina Faso,...
Ghana Cocoa Farmers Push Back Against New Law That Could Jail Them for Using Their Own Land
Ghanaian cocoa farmers are pushing back against a newly passed law that restricts how they can use their own land, urging President John...
Abia to Host South-East’s First National Park as Otti Approves Establishment
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has given his full backing to the establishment of the first National Park in Nigeria’s South-East geopolitical zone,...
Zimbabwean Businessman Lands US$4.6 Billion Construction, Mining Deal in Burkina Faso
Zimbabwean conglomerate Prevail Group, owned by businessman and Presidential adviser Dr Paul Tungwarara, has signed a landmark agreement with Burkina Faso’s National Bureau...
Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon Form Alliance to End Raw Cocoa Exports
Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon have signed the Abuja Declaration, forming an alliance that aims to end the exports of raw cocoa...
Nigeria’s Manufacturing Sector in Free Fall Years After Obasanjo’s Saturday Meetings Ended
When former President Olusegun Obasanjo held mandatory Saturday meetings with manufacturers at Aso Rock, the sessions served as a direct pipeline for industry...
Guinea Bans Unrefined Gold Exports in Push for Local Processing, Following Zimbabwe’s Lithium Move
Guinea has imposed a ban on the export of unrefined gold, joining a growing list of African nations seeking to extract greater value...
Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique Agree to Fix Border Delays and Cut Transport Costs Across Southern Africa
Representatives from Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique have launched a new initiative to remove persistent bottlenecks on regional transport corridors, acknowledging that border delays,...