 To business news now, the African Development Bank has blacklisted at least 49 Nigerian firms and individuals for engaging in corrupt practices, fraud and collusive practices between 2017 and 2021. The AFDB said the firms and individuals were debarred for coercive, collusive, corrupt, fraudulent and obstructive practices under its sanctions system or adopted under the agreement for mutual enforcement of debarment from other global leaders. Due to the debarment, the firms and individuals are not eligible to engage in projects financed or implemented by the AFDB.