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NCBA Group partners with Nedbank to expand wealth management services for high-net-worth East Africans, as financial advisors emphasize structured planning for family offices and retirement.
Cryptocurrency markets face mounting pressure from tariff uncertainty and shifting investor sentiment, with Bitcoin heading for its steepest monthly decline in nearly four years while retail traders redirect capital toward equity markets.
Nigeria's economy is expanding at its fastest rate in three years, yet households continue to face elevated living costs, prompting government intervention on poverty reduction.
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe maintained its policy rate while introducing new ZiG banknotes and implementing sweeping reductions in bank charges including balance inquiry fees and Point of Sale transaction costs.
Rank Capital has appointed Lucky Djebah as Executive Director for Investment as the firm expands into wealth management, signaling continued evolution in Nigeria's financial services landscape amid broader sector developments.
South African automotive group Motus reported a 20% rise in interim profits driven by domestic sales recovery, while Nigerian and West African manufacturers intensify focus on supply chain optimization and partner networks to sustain 2026 growth momentum.
Nigeria's state oil company prepares March export of new crude grade targeting output gains, while petroleum workers union opposes presidential directive on revenue remittance amid sector restructuring.
Mid-tier and smaller Nigerian banks are struggling to meet the Central Bank of Nigeria's recapitalisation requirements as the deadline nears, while major lenders have successfully raised capital, creating a two-tier banking system.
Nigeria's largest cement producer reported 20.3% revenue growth to N4.31 trillion with profit exceeding N1 trillion for 2025, while President Tinubu's executive order on oil revenue remittance signals major fiscal restructuring.
Nigeria's central bank reduced its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 26.5%, marking the first monetary easing in nearly two years, even as Dangote Cement reported profits doubled to N1 trillion amid persistent consumer hardship.
Nigeria's central bank deployed $190 million in foreign exchange intervention to manage rapid naira gains, with reserves now exceeding $50 billion threshold amid growing retail forex market participation across Africa.
Nigeria's stock market gained N24.4 trillion in the first two months of 2026, driven by strong corporate earnings and domestic investor rotation from low-yield bonds, even as foreign portfolio participation collapsed 75% month-on-month in January.
Regius Capital Limited executed its first Commercial Paper transaction in Nigeria's debt capital market, while billionaires Aliko Dangote and Abdulsamad Rabiu post Africa's strongest wealth gains in 2026 amid a sustained equity rally.
New audit findings reveal widespread corruption across Kenya's public service, with taxpayers losing millions in textbook procurement fraud while medical regulators allegedly solicit bribes to clear unqualified doctors. The scandals emerge as former officials remain unpaid pensions due to Treasury failures.
Vice President Kashim Shettima predicts Nigeria's economy will shift from stabilization to acceleration in 2026, with the naira reaching N1,000 per dollar within weeks, as the Central Bank of Nigeria delivers a cautious rate cut amid inflation falling to an 11-year low.