Goddy Ikeh
The Nigerian police used excessive force against protesters during the nationwide #Endbadgovernance demonstrations between 1-10 August, killing at least 24 people in the states of: Borno, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa and Niger, Amnesty International said in a briefing published today.
The Nigerian Government says the country has enough water resources to generate 14,000 megawatts of electricity.
The Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, has said that Nigeria attracted $1.27bn in foreign capital from BRICS countries by June 2024, marking a significant rise from the $438.72m recorded during the same period in 2023.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said that West Africa has emerged as a notable destination hub in the global stolen vehicles trade network.
Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima has said that Nigeria-China trade relations peaked at $22.6bn in 2023, making it one of the highest trade volumes between China and any African country.
The price of OPEC basket of twelve crudes stood at $72,96 a barrel on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, compared with $73.69 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.
Nigeria’s Port Harcourt Refinery Company has commenced production of petroleum products after seven postponements and released about one million litres of refined products on Tuesday.
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday raised interest rate to 27.50%, up from 27.25%.
The Abidjan-Lagos corridor highway will link the cities of five major West African countries by 2030, and is set to become a powerful economic and industrial hub courtesy of the Spatial Development Initiative promoted by the African Development Bank.
The price of OPEC basket of 12 crudes stood at $73.58 a barrel on Monday, November 26, 2024, compared with $74.43 the previous Friday, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.