Politics

NIPR Under Fire: Nigeria's PR Body Questioned Over NIPSS Credentials

A first-person account by a senior fellow challenges the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations over how it awards and recognises the MNI and MNIPR designations at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies.

26 Jul · 4 min read · nipr · nipss · nigeria politics
Global

Trump's Tariff Squeeze Hits Africa From Two Directions

New U.S. measures targeting EU tech regulation and reviving domestic aluminum smelting simultaneously threaten two of Africa's most critical export relationships.

Global

Capex Backlash: Why Tesla and Alphabet Are Being Punished

Investors are penalising two of the world's most valuable companies for aggressive spending plans, a signal that patience for open-ended infrastructure bets is thinning.

Technology

DEX, P2P, Arbitrage, No-KYC: Africa's 2026 Crypto Exchange Map

Four distinct exchange models are competing for African crypto traders in 2026, each with different fee structures, regulatory exposure, and liquidity trade-offs that operators must understand before committing capital.

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