Thousands of small businesses across Lagos are set to gain access to affordable financing, as Sterling Bank throws its weight behind a new credit scheme that removes the usual roadblocks to growth.

Sterling Bank has announced a new apprenticeship programme in a bid to empower young Nigerians with practical skills The programme gives undergraduates and OND graduates an opportunity for career ...

Lagos State Government, in collaboration with the Bank of Industry and Sterling Bank ... initiative comes at a crucial time for MSMEs in Nigeria, offering a much-needed lifeline to small ...

The World Bank has disbursed additional funds to Nigeria under the $800m National Social Safety Net Programme-Scale Up, raising the total amount released to $530m, The PUNCH reports. Checks by The ...

Investors are dumping the US dollar in preference for the British pound sterling following the renewed trade war between the US and the European Union.

Nevertheless, poverty remains high and inflation is expected to remain over 20% through the year. The report comes amid a raft of reforms by President Bola Tinubu's government. Nigeria's gross ...

LAGOS: Nigeria's economy grew at the fastest rate in a decade last year, the World Bank said Monday, thanks to the reforms introduced by the government, but it warned inflation remains high.

Nigeria's economy recorded its fastest growth in about a decade in 2024, driven by a strong fourth quarter and an improved fiscal position, the World Bank said on Monday, but warned that ...

Wang Guansen/Xinhua/picture alliance Nigeria's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.4% in 2024, the World Bank said in a new report published Monday. That's the highest rate of growth since 2014 ...

The World Bank has said that Nigeria must accelerate its economic growth and focus on more productive sectors to meet the government’s target of achieving a $1 trillion economy by 2030 and ...

Nigeria has been formally admitted as a member of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), marking a significant step towards boosting private sector access to international ...