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The Ethiopian Central Bank has embarked on its latest move to liberalise a strict foreign exchange regime.

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez kicked off a two-day trip to Algeria on Monday in an effort to revive security cooperation between the two countries.

By Yinka Kolawole A recent survey has revealed that 54 percent of businesses in Nigeria remained unregistered in 2025 indicating a modest rebound in business formalization after years of decline. The report on the 2025 State of Entrepreneurship Survey conducted by FATE Foundation shows that 46 per cent of Nigerian entrepreneurs operated formally registered businesses in 2025, […] The post 54% of Nigerian businesses still unregistered despite uptick —SURVEY appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has slammed a N10 million fine and withdrawal of cheques on commercial banks using unaccredited cheque printers/personaliser. The apex bank disclosed this in its revised sanctions regime on defaulters of the Nigeria Cheque Standard and Nigeria Cheque Printers’ Accreditation Scheme (NICPAS). Among other things, CBN said: […] The post Banks to pay N10m fine for using unaccredited cheque printer appeared first on Vanguard News.

…Egbin, Azura, Sapele, Transcorp plants affected By Obas Esiedesa Electricity generation across the country is expected to dip temporarily as scheduled maintenance on a major gas facility will curtail supply to several thermal power plants. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) on Thursday announced that Seplat Energy Plc, a joint venture partner and key supplier […] The post Power outage looms amid scheduled power plants maintenance appeared first on Vanguard News.

The head of Niger's military junta declared the start of a "new dynamic" with Algeria following a meeting with its president on Monday, announcing plans to start construction on a new gas pipeline.

The co-founder and CEO of Trucks Transit Parks, Jama Onwubuariri, details how his company is leveraging digital mobility infrastructure to revolutionise truck traffic management at Apapa and Tincan ports in Lagos. The post INTERVIEW: How we used smart tech to reduce trucking time at Lagos ports – TTP’s CEO appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

A strike delayed flights at Kenya's main airport on Monday as workers demanded better pay and improved work conditions.

Lawyers in Morocco ended a weeks-long strike on Monday after the government suspended a bill regulating the legal sector and created a commission tasked with initiating dialogue, a professional association said.

Tunisian courts have sentenced five defendants to prison terms of up to 15 years for their roles in the deadly May 2023 attack on the Ghriba synagogue in Djerba that killed five people, a lawyer confirmed Monday.