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Zenith Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Kennedy Okwudili as an Executive Director of the bank, effective May 1, 2026. The bank made this known in a corporate disclosure through the Nigerian Exchange Ltd on Tuesday.

FNB has launched a market-first home loan solution designed to help young South Africans enter the property market earlier by easing the financial pressures

Mohamed Salah has reached an agreement with the Reds that will see him close a remarkable nine-year chapter at Anfield.

African startups are invited to apply for the Innovate for Impact Challenge, which invites forward-thinking entrepreneurs from around the globe to present breakthrough technologies aimed at revolutionising agriculture.

South African startup Happy Pay has closed a US$5 million seed round to scale its ad-subsidised payments network, a model that removes interest and fees from consumer finance entirely.

The iPhone maker said this year’s conference — in which it typically announces new software and features across its range of devices — will focus on “AI advancements”

Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and John Curtis (R-UT) introduced a bill on Monday that could prevent prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket from allowing users to wager money on sports events or play casino-style games.

Ship-refuelling companies along Africa’s coastline are seeing a surge in demand as global shipping routes shift away from the Middle East, boosting the continent’s role as a key bunkering hub.

Nigeria’s second richest man, Abdulsamad Rabiu, has experienced a substantial appreciation in his net worth, which is currently valued at $14.6 billion

President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would send ICE agents to airports around the U.S. on Monday amid an ongoing standoff between Senate Republicans and Democrats

The undisclosed round was led by 3 Capital Ventures, an early-stage venture firm created by investment manager Allan Gray, and will be used to fund product development and international expansion.

Nigeria’s Bumpa and Kenya’s Flowcart, both e-commerce ventures, have raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Jobtech Alliance after it conducted a landscape scan on digital services