Goddy Ikeh
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have signed an agreement to increase local currency financing to enable private businesses in Nigeria to grow and thrive.
The price of OPEC basket of 12 crudes stood at $71.59 a barrel on Monday, October 28, 2024, compared with $73.81, the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.
The Chairman of the National Petroleum Authority, Ghana, Mr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, says that Ghana will buy petroleum products from Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery once the plant starts operating at full capacity.
Four free trade zones (FTZ) in Nigeria have attracted a total investment of $8bn within their years of operations, contributing to local economic activity and fostering international trade relations, the officials of the FTZs have said.
The Chairman of Heirs Holdings and Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) says that Heirs Holdings and the Foundation have provided $5,000 in seed capital to young 20,000 African entrepreneurs to spur economic growth across the continent.
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said the aviation industry has a high mortality rate, which caused the demise of over 100 airlines in the last 40 years.
The price of OPEC basket of 12 crudes stood at $73.81 a barrel on Friday, October 25, 2024, compared with $74.7 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Gender Development Center (GDC), officially launched its gender programmes for Togo on October 24, 2024 in Sokodé, Togo, as part of its commitment to ensuring equal opportunities for all in the region.
The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has announced that 17 young Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana have been rescued and repatriated back to Nigeria while five traffickers were arrested.
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr. Joe Ajaero, has criticised the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for its denial of responsibility regarding the removal of subsidy on petrol by the Nigerian government last year.