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Renaissance Capital Africa forecasts Nigerian banks’ Non-Performing Loans and Cost of Risk will face upward pressure this year if oil prices fall below $60 per barrel given their significant  exposure to the oil and gas sector. 

RENCAP: Asset quality at risk if oil prices fall below $60 per barrel

Lack of information, infrastructure, trade financing facilities are the gaps driving the low level of Intra Africa Trade on the continent. 

Afreximbank Senior EVP gives timeline for launch of trade centres

Global commodity prices witnessed a dip with the trade war tensions between the U.S and China as fears of global recession lingers. 

Soybean futures surge 

A report by GlobalData shows rising building material costs and a high housing deficit coupled with a grappling inflation rate are likely to weigh on the construction industry over the short term. 

What will drive investment in Nigeria's real estate?

With the total pool of 1.1 trillion dollars in domestic capital on the continent between pension funds, sovereign wealth funds.

AFC: Africa is the next frontier for capital mobilisation

Following the assent to the Investments and Securities Act 2025, the Group CEO of the NGX, Temi Popoola believes collaboration, with the Securities and Exchange Commission is crucial to achieve a robust capital market. 

Popoola: Collaboration with SEC to drive new changes

Oil prices failed to sustain earlier relief after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs on most countries. Fears of a deepening U.S.-China trade war and a possible global recession are the main concerns in the market. 

Tariff war: Oil prices fall despite Trump pause

Pan-African multilateral financial institution, Afreximbank has posted a 28.7 per cent growth in its profit after tax to 973.5 million dollars in the 2024 financial year. Gross Income increased by 23 percent to 3.3 billion in FY’2024.

Afreximbank posts 28.7% PAT growth in FY'24 

Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission has set up a team to oversee the implementation of the Investments and Securities Act 2025. 

Nigeria sets up implementation team for new Investments and Securities Act

Thomas Scurfield, Africa Senior Economic Analyst, at Natural Resource Governance Institute joins me to discuss the report.

NRGI: Ghana’s domestic lithium refining plan should be based on economic feasibility

Nigeria's Economic Management Team plans to appraise the various scenarios around the sweeping tariffs imposed by U.S president Trump, a move that has sparked global uncertainty. 

U.S trade tariff: Nigeria's economic team to explore scenarios 

The U.S tariffs has added a new dimension to Nigerian FX market pressures despite recent interventions by the Central Bank. 

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