The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has called on the international community to significantly expand access to affordable long-term capital to finance infrastructure and development projects across Africa, saying the continent’s growth ambitions remain constrained by the high cost of financing. Oyedele made the call while addressing the United…
African leaders have challenged the continent’s younger generation to take greater control of Africa’s economic and political future by building institutions, businesses and productive capacity capable of competing globally. The call was made at the closing of the 2026 Aliko Dangote Foundation Africa Diaspora Leadership Programme Young Global Leaders Convening in Lagos, where the leaders…
The Minister warns that Africa remains trapped by a “prejudice premium” in global finance, calling for urgent reforms to unlock affordable capital and drive industrial growth across the continent. Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has called for urgent reforms to the global financial architecture, saying Africa continues to…
