Goddy Ikeh
The price of OPEC basket of 12 crudes stood at $73.73 a barrel on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 compared with $73.43 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned US President-elect Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and Gannett, which was filed on Monday, for publishing a poll that showed him trailing Vice President Kamala Harris in the run-up to the November presidential election.
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) recently joined a consortium of financial institutions in London to sign a landmark syndicated term loan facility for Bank of Industry (BOI) Nigeria of up to EUR 2 billion.
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a project preparation facility financing agreement for its private-sector renewable energy project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marking a major step in expanding green infrastructure across the Central African region.
The mediation initiated by King Mohammed VI, for the release of four French nationals held in Ouagadougou since December 2023, has resulted in their release.
Ghana’s president-elect John Dramani Mahama, on Wednesday met with envoys from the United States and the United Kingdom, highlighting Ghana’s…
Almost half of Africans have considered emigrating, a significant increase compared to the proportion recorded in 2016/2018, new Afrobarometer findings from 24 African countries show.
The Director-General of Nigeria’s Budget Office, Mr. Tanimu Yakubu, says that the N49.7tn budget of Nigerian Government for 2025 fiscal year is based on crude oil benchmark of $75 per barrel and a production target of 2.06 million barrels per day.
The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) 15th Bi-Annual General Assembly and Scientific Conference opened with powerful calls for African scientific sovereignty and renewed investment in the continent’s research capabilities. The four-day event, themed “Empowering and Advancing Africa’s Scientific Enterprise,” features prominent voices in African science and development policy
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has presented a budget of N47.9 trillion for the 2025 fiscal year to the joint session of the National Assembly for their review and approval.