[Nile Post] By Sarah Mbabazi

[New Era] African parliaments have been urged to strengthen their oversight of public finances through well-resourced and independent Parliamentary Budget Offices (PBOs) as the continent confronts rising debt vulnerabilities, illicit financial flows, procurement inefficiencies and increasing demands for public services.

[New Era] Standard Bank Namibia has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion in the technology sector by celebrating the women driving innovation, digital transformation and technological excellence within the organisation. A recent engagement brought together women from across the bank's technology and digital teams for a day of learning, networking and inspiration, creating space for meaningful conversations about leadership, career growth and the evolving role of women in technology.

[This Day] Paul C Nwabuikwu, a longtime communications lieutenant of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has written a lengthy piece in thisdaylive.com attempting to explain why Nigerians supposedly do not take my presidential candidacy seriously.

[This Day] Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited has hosted the second edition of its Leadership & Legacy Series, bringing together business leaders, entrepreneurs and clients for an engaging conversation on leadership, integrity and the principles that underpin enduring success.

[This Day] Nigerians can invest in Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals with a minimum subscription of N5,250 under an initial public offering launched recently. The company is offering 4.1 billion ordinary shares at N525 each. The offer, valued at about N2.15 trillion if fully subscribed, opened September 14 and is scheduled to close October 13.

[Vanguard] Cavista Holdings brought together African and U.S. business leaders, investors, policymakers and development finance stakeholders in New York on Monday, September 21, for its annual U.S.-Africa Leadership Dinner, held on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly.

[Leadership] The federal government and the United States have signed an agreement to deepen American investment in Nigeria's mining sector and promote greater development of the country's mineral resources, estimated by the government at about $700 billion.

[UG Diplomat] Kampala -- Uganda and the European Union have marked five decades of partnership with the launch of a special photo exhibition highlighting the lives and work of 12 Ugandans whose experiences reflect the breadth of EU-Uganda cooperation.

[Independent (Kampala)] Moroto -- Euro Gold Refinery has signed an agreement with the Kakoka Artisanal Miners Association in Abim District to support licensed gold production and improve access to formal markets, as Uganda seeks to strengthen oversight of its artisanal mining sector.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Council of Governors (CoG) has called for stronger partnerships and increased investment in technology to accelerate healthcare transformation across Kenya's 47 counties.

[Agenzia Fides] Niamey -- Niger's military junta is seeking to relaunch the country's uranium mining industry with the signing of an agreement with Australian company Atomic Eagle, through which the State of Niger has established the Madaouela Mining Company (MAMICO). The company, 60% owned by Atomic Eagle and 40% by the Nigerien State, plans to revive uranium mining operations in Agadez, in the central-northern part of the country.

[ENA] The Horn of Africa is on the cusp of a significant transformation, driven by a new 660 million USD infrastructure project. This project promises to revolutionize the way Ethiopia receives, stores, and distributes petroleum products. At the heart of this project is a 120-kilometer refined petroleum pipeline linking Damerjog in Djibouti with Dewele in Ethiopia.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's push to commence commercial crude oil production by the end of 2026 has gained momentum following the arrival of an onshore drilling rig for the South Lokichar oil development at the Port of Mombasa.

[Premium Times] The reclassification leaves total shareholders' funds unchanged

[Scrolla] Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa wants Eskom to pay free basic electricity directly to households, cutting municipalities out of the process. He says municipalities receive R21 billion a year for the benefit but often redirect it to other spending pressures instead.

[New Era] Every trustee of a small or stand-alone pension fund should ask: Can our fund and members afford to comply with FIMA and remain economically viable?

[Capital FM] Baby Banda is East and Central Africa's leading mum and baby brand, launched in 2008 to support mothers through pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.

[Nile Post] Walk past the Uganda Cancer Institute's (UCI) social media pages this month and something looks off. Not wrong but off, in the way it takes a second to register. The photos are still of doctors, patients, machines. But the colours, the fonts, the whole mood of the thing has shifted into something you'd expect from MTN's new ad campaign, not a national cancer centre. A culture blog even ran a piece asking, essentially, why does a cancer institute suddenly look like this, noting that institutions build

[Nile Post] Four decades after Steel & Tube Industries Limited began producing steel products in Uganda, the company is looking to move further up the manufacturing value chain as rising construction activity and pressure to reduce reliance on imported industrial inputs reshape the country's steel sector.

[Nile Post] The Government is in the process of acquiring an Artificial Intelligence-powered system to help curb adult and offensive content being shared on social media and other digital platforms.

[New Dawn] PLEEBO, Maryland County, September 24, 2026: The Chairman of the National Rubber Brokers and Farmers Union of Liberia, Maryland Branch, Wellington Kyne, has called for stronger cooperation among rubber farmers, brokers, investors and the Cavalla Rubber Corporation to develop a more reliable local market and increase the sector's contribution to Maryland County's economy.

[This Day] Nigeria and the United States have signed a framework agreement to deepen American investment in Nigeria's solid minerals sector, with cooperation spanning geological data and exploration, mineral development and processing, infrastructure and technical capacity.

[Capital FM] Kisumu -- The Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) has issued a seven-day strike notice, joining the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) in threatening nationwide industrial action over stalled negotiations for the 2025-2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

[allAfrica] Uganda Begins $121M South Sudan Power Interconnection Project

[Leadership] The Made for More Africa Initiative of the Victor Bello Foundation is set to address the culture of instant gratification and the pursuit of quick wealth among young people at its 6th Annual Conference in Jos, Plateau State.

[Leadership] Nigeria and Saudi Arabia are exploring broader economic cooperation in agriculture, energy, investment, aviation, financial technology and trade as both countries seek to strengthen their longstanding bilateral relations.

[Premium Times] The framework is expected to use the relationship between the Nigerian and US governments as a foundation for business-to-business transactions and investment across Nigeria's mineral value chain.

[allAfrica] The country has proved that economic momentum is possible. Its harder task is to make growth survive conflict--and turn people, farms and renewable power into jobs, exports and a more durable prosperity.

[allAfrica] Africa's most populous country has the market, energy and entrepreneurial talent of a global power. What it still lacks is the productive machinery that can make scale work for its citizens.