Tag: Lagos
Nearly 200 Nigerian Migrants Repatriated from Libya in EU-Backed Effort
A total of 191 Nigerian migrants have been voluntarily repatriated from Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirmed on Wednesday, April 23. The return ... Read More
Africa continues to open its skies with Single Air Transport Market gaining momentum
The African Union’s (AU) Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) is making significant strides, with 39 African nations now part of the initiative, promising the ... Read More
Generative AI-driven fraud surges across Africa, reaching crisis levels — Smile ID report
Generative AI was behind more than a third of new biometric fraud cases in Africa last year, according to a new report by Smile ID, ... Read More
West African trade and integration gets boost from ECOWAS E-Certificate of Origin
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has unveiled its electronic Certificate of Origin, a digital system with the aim of enhancing trade facilitation ... Read More
Algiers, Tripoli among world’s least livable cities, The Economist
Algiers and Tripoli were rooted at the bottom of a table as the third and second least livable cities in the world, on par with ... Read More
Nollywood: Nigeria’s ambitious $100m film city project launched in Lagos
Lagos State Governor on Wednesday (18 October) initiated the commencement of an ambitious $100 million Lagos Film City project, which aspires to transform the landscape ... Read More
Casablanca Finance City maintains its position among Africa’s top financial centers
Casablanca Finance City (CFC) has maintained its position as the leading African financial center in the half-yearly rankings of the 34th edition of the Global ... Read More
Wealth Report 2023 confirms that ’Africa is not poor but impoverished’
Not all Africans are poor — this could arguably be the main message from the 2023 edition of the annual Africa Wealth Report by London-based ... Read More
Int. airlines promised to receive some of their funds trapped in Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria said (26 August) it has made US$ 265 million available for release to international airlines shortly after the Dubai-based Emirates ... Read More
Corruption: Nigeria to confiscate $40 m of jewellery from ex-Minister
In Nigeria, a court has ordered the imminent seizure of $40 million worth of jewellery and a customized gold iPhone belonging to former oil minister ... Read More