Updates

Nigeria’s Zenith Bank to seek approval to raise 100 bln naira

28/2/2017/Reuters Nigeria’s Zenith Bank said on Tuesday it would seek shareholder approval next month to raise 100 billion naira ($318 million) via a combination of share or bond sale and global depository receipts. The lender also said it would seek approval to increase its share capital to 40 billion naira […]

Nigeria Q4 Report Shows Sign Of Recovery – Min of Budget & Planning

Culled—Proshare March 1, 2017/Min of Budget & Planning  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday released the 2016 4th Quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Report which shows a significant improvement in the country’s economic fundamentals and promising signs that things are beginning to turn for the better.  Although the […]

Leading Botswana law firm joins ALN alliance

March 1, 2017/ALN Desai Law Group (DLG), one of Botswana’s largest law firms, has today joined ALN (www.AfricaLegalNetwork.com), Africa’s foremost legal alliance, as its member firm in Botswana. DLG was established by prominent Botswana corporate lawyer Rizwan Desai who wanted to create a firm that would be defined by its […]