Informal trade is a large part of most African markets. In Eastern Africa, informal cross-border trade (ICBT) could be worth as much as 80% of the value of formal trade, according to the Afreximbank ...

Women in Nigeria's informal workforce are facing a funding gap, with the majority still grappling with access to finance across ...

More informal businesses in Nigeria are turning away from credit due to rising interest rates and stricter lending conditions. The 2025 Informal Economy Report by Moniepoint shows that 51 per cent of ...

A new study by Moniepoint Microfinance Bank has revealed that 42 per cent of Nigeria's informal sector operators do not have enough savings to survive beyond one month without income, underscoring the ...

These are the individuals and micro-enterprises whose economic well-being is birthed and buoyed on the fringes of the formal economy; business activities that remain unregulated, and oftentimes, ...

A major recent study showed that informal science learning can play an important role in improving student learning in that subject. Such out-of-class learning can include trips to zoos or museums and ...