Vesti, a migration financial technology (fintech) company, has disclosed an artificial intelligence (AI) financial tools aimed at simplifying and streamlining cross-border payments and financial transactions for billions of immigrants worldwide. These tools, named ‘Miai and Safelock,’ are created to boost financial and planning burde ... Read more

Danish shipping and logistics company, A.P Moller-Maersk, has disclosed its plans to invest $600m to expand existing port infrastructure to accommodate more container shipping services in Nigerian ports. This was made in closed-door talks between President Bola Tinubu and the company’s Chairman, Mr Robert Maersk Uggla, on the sidelines of ... Read more

The African Private Capital Association has seeked more funding to support what they refer to as Africa’s new era of growth. This was disclosed at the 20th Annual Conference & VC Summit in Johannesburg, a gathering of institutional investors, fund managers, policymakers, local and international investors, and entrepreneurs who came togethe ... Read more

The Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers has strongly demanded that Pension Fund Administrators improve their participation in the equities market. According to a statement from the institute, this was disclosed during a recent courtesy visit by its leadership to the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, who is also a stockbroker, ... Read more

Standard Chartered Bank has announced Dalu Ajene as the Chief Executive Officer of the bank’s operations in Nigeria. With the appointment, Ajene will take over from Lamin Manjang, the Vice Chairman Africa and Acting CEO who will be retiring from the bank after 25 years of service, having reached the mandatory retirement age. A statement ... Read more

A 2023 World Energy Employment Report has stated that clean energy jobs increased to 35 million in the fossil fuel sector, representing a growth of 4.7 million in the last year. The report indicated that while fossil fuel employment has lagged, the remaining 1.3 million jobs are below their pre-pandemic levels of 32 million, with new jobs in con ... Read more