Goddy Ikeh
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Sunday in Abuja conferred the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
With a mission to scale investment in Africa, a new collaboration between Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, and the Japan Institute for Overseas Investment (JOI) established by the initiative of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) is set to embark on a series of initiatives to facilitate capital flows.
A total turnover of 1.482 billion shares worth N38.875 billion in 44,795 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange.
Despite the fact that several opposition coalitions dream of cohabitation, the PASTEF party has taken the risk of going alone to the early legislative elections next Sunday, seven months after coming to power with a legislative contract based on the “Systemic Transformation Project” proposed to the Senegalese.
Ethiopia has launched the largest solar-powered electric supply project in Boqolmayo district, Liibaan zone, in its Somali regional state, providing 24-hour electricity to over 43,500 residents.
As world leaders gathered at COP29, amid a flurry of ambitious pledges and somber warnings, one message stood out in a moment that captured the urgency felt by many: “The cost of inaction is far greater than the investment required to build a resilient and prosperous future for Africa.”
Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced that the Headline inflation rate for the month of October this year increased to 33.88%.
Nigeria’s Finance Minister and Coordinating minister of the economy, Mr. Wale Edun, says that the Federal Executive Council has approved a $2.2 billion external borrowing plan.
The Nigerian Government has approved an annual budget of N47.9 trillion for 2025.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Thursday held the Cheetahs of Benin Republic to 1-1 draw in the ongoing 2025 AFCON qualification series.