Goddy Ikeh
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) a 48-hour ultimatum to reverse the newly announced increase in the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction fees.
A total turnover of 2.414 billion shares worth N55.512 billion in 80,988 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange.
The price of OPEC basket of 12 crudes stood at $76.24 a barrel on Thursday, February 13, 2025, compared with $77.88 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.
Benin is accelerating the modernization of its judicial system with the creation of specialized courts, strengthening of staff and the digitalization of services for more efficient and accessible justice.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Germany have unveiled joint initiatives aimed at improving energy access and stimulating private sector growth across Africa.
The Dangote Cement and Sunu Assurances Nigeria led the gainers’ chart at the end of Thursday’s trading session on the Nigerian Exchange.
The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, says that the conglomerate is committed to ending raw sugar importation in Nigeria with an investment exceeding $700m in sugar production.
Nigeria’s Bank of Industry (BOI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the development agency Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa to strengthen green financing in Nigeria.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has declared former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta a wanted fugitive.
The European Union (EU) has allocated GHC 1.6 million (about €100,000) in humanitarian funding to assist communities affected by the ongoing cholera outbreak in Ghana.