Private capital fundraising in Africa more than doubled in 2024 to $4.0 billion, marking the third-highest final close value on the continent in the past decade. The growth signals renewed investor confidence and a shift towards local capital mobilisation, despite global macroeconomic headwinds.
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The UK Home Office has revised the list of Secure English Language Tests (SELT) accepted for visa and citizenship applications. The SELT is a mandatory requirement for various visa categories and UK citizenship applications.
Several Senior Advocates of Nigeria have recommended the best ways federal government agencies, such as the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and other relevant authorities, can resolve tax-related disputes with multinational entities operating in Nigeria.
There are fears that the naira may go through another round of devaluation as the global crude oil prices, which have remained low due to the tariff war initiated by the US President, Donald Trump, put pressure on Nigeria’s 2025 budget.
The Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, has disclosed that the power sector generated an additional N700 billion in revenue in 2024. This, he said, represents a 70% year-on-year increase compared to the collections recorded in 2023.
Nigeria’s 79-kilometre stretch of the proposed Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway will be executed through a shared responsibility among the Federal Government, Lagos State Government, and the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA).
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has her eyes set on big data analytics specialist Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR). This month alone, the congresswoman inked two transactions in PLTR stock, totaling $8,000 each. While political trades don’t necessarily by themselves offer significant insights, there may be more to this story.
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Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For Ochieng’ Ogodo, science was never a subject to be sequestered in ivory towers. It belonged in the hands of the people—decoded, demystified, and, above all, delivered with clarity and conviction. Across nearly three decades, he did just…
In the waters surrounding Fiji, an ancient tradition endures. Indigenous (iTaukei) communities have long established designated both freshwater and marine ecosystems where fishing and harvesting are temporarily forbidden in honor of their deceased. Though historically practiced for cultural and spiritual reasons, these aquatic funerary protected areas (FPAs) have inadvertently contributed to sustainable resource management —…