Safe To Speak Up: Philippa Lewis on leadership, investment, and the discipline of listening

Philippa Lewis joins Safe To Speak Up to share the insights she’s picked up from decades spent chairing global enterprises, raising capital, and guiding start-ups. For leadership coach and keynote speaker Anton Guinea, creating spaces where people...

The Turkish glees, language barrier

ISTANBUL: Istanbul, the enchanting city that straddles Europe and Asia, is a treasure trove of exquisiteness, history and culture. Its stunning architectural splendour, vibrant markets and breath-taking natural scenery make it a destination like...

Will building nuclear power plants empower Africa or entrench foreign reliance?

- Supporters argue nuclear power could provide stable, low-carbon electricity - Critics warn of use of old technology, safety concerns, growing dependence on foreign partners ANKARA Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last month announced plans...

Ghana’s 2025 Fisheries Reforms: Community efforts bring Volta’s fish back 

A GNA Feature by Ewoenam Kpodo Ho, Oct 27, GNA – When the fishing canoes of Adina and neighboring coastal communities began returning to shore in August, the scene resembled a festival. Nets came in heavy with anchovies, small cod and other small...

Firstbank Sparks Global Kindness With 2025 Corporate Responsibility And Sus

Lagos, 26 October 2025 - FirstBank, the premier bank in West Africa and a leading financial inclusion service provider, is proud to announce the commencement of its 2025 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) Week, scheduled to hold...

The role of courts in investment treaty arbitration

There is a constantly evolving debate about the role that courts play, or should play, with regard to arbitration. Minimal curial intervention is the usual guiding philosophy. Thus, for example, in his much-publicised opening address at the 2012...

Nigeria’s New Military Titans: Meet Tinubu’s Battle-Tested Service Chiefs Driving the 2025 Security Overhaul

Follow In a decisive move to strengthen Nigeria’s defence architecture amid mounting security challenges, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has unveiled the curriculum vitae of the newly appointed Service Chiefs, signaling a comprehensive military...

Aluminium Price 2025: Base Metals Market Splits as Zinc Tightens and Lead Falters

The aluminium price 2025 story defines the tone of today’s base-metals market — a landscape where aluminium is rallying to multi-year highs, zinc is caught in a supply squeeze, and lead drifts into surplus. As of October 24 2025, LME aluminium...

Afreximbank New President Elombi's Vision: Industrialisation, Trade, and Digital Expansion

(Business in Cameroon) - Dr George Elombi, a Cameroonian economist and long-serving executive of Afreximbank, has been sworn in as the fourth President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Egypt based institutions. The investiture...

Threads of identity: ASU students use style to showcase culture

According to Miuccia Prada, fashion is an instant language. It can serve as a form of silent expression for many, incorporating their personalities, lifestyles and even their cultures. Djenab Kante, a junior majoring in biomedical sciences, said...

Farmers, FG disagree over drop in food prices

Farmers and the federal government have disagreed over the recent drop in prices of food items across the country. Many of the farmers and their associations, who spoke to Daily Trust, cited what they described as massive importation of food items...

Palm trees in Africa are in decline: these botanists made a plan to do something about it

Fred Stauffer, Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève (CJBG); Doudjo Noufou Ouattara, Nangui Abrogoua University, and Kifouli Adéoti, University d’Abomey-Calavi de Bénin Palm trees grace the landscape across Africa, thriving in environments...

New Afreximbank boss unveils 7-point plan to transform Africa

Afreximbank will promote and drive value addition and strategic mineral processing as part of a seven-point plan to transform the continent, its new president, George Elombi, said. Afreximbank will promote and drive value addition and strategic...

Maritime Security and Safeguarding Global Supply Chains

Image Source: Getty Images This is part of the essay series: Sagarmanthan Edit 2025. This year, maritime security and the safeguarding of global maritime trade routes were back on the agenda of the UN Security Council. At a high-level debate...

Mbeki’s renaissance: From idea to institution

African Renaissance Man: Former president Thabo Mbeki during the groundbreaking for the Thabo Mbeki Presidential Centre at the TM Foundation’s Killarney headquarters in Johannesburg. Photo: Thabo Mbeki Foundation When the Thabo Mbeki Foundation...

FirstBank Revolutionizes Cross-Border Payments with PAPSS Integration on LIT App

FirstBank, the premier bank in West Africa and a leading financial inclusion service provider, had announced the successful integration of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) into its flagship digital banking platform. The LIT...

Pope Leo offers olive branch in allowing traditional mass

VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV has authorised a traditional mass to take place this weekend at the Vatican, lifting restrictions that angered conservatives in his latest attempt to heal splits within the Catholic Church. The Tridentine or so-called...

Patricia Sappor honoured for redefining customer experience in banking sector

…Immediate Past President of CIB Ghana urges firms to blend global sophistication with local relevance In recognition of her transformative impact on customer service and ethical leadership in Ghana’s banking industry, Mrs. Patricia Sappor, the...

S&P Global Commodity Insights targets Nigeria’s mineral development push, opens country office

S&P Global Commodity Insights is setting its heart on Nigeria’s blooming resource development drive to spur its operations in the country and start an office next year. The West African nation’s resource development drive has led the government to...

NAWEC MD Reveals Electricity Revenue, Pushes for Solar Expansion

The Managing Director of the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), Mr. Gallo Saidy, has disclosed that the company spends an average of six hundred million Gambian Dalasi (D600 million) per month, while generating about D646 million from...