Goddy Ikeh
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged Guinea’s High Authority of Communication to reverse its decision to indefinitely suspend the privately owned news site Dépêche Guinée and ensure the public has unrestrained access to diverse media sources.
A total turnover of 3.245 billion shares worth N69.198 billion in 77,270 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange.
The price of OPEC basket of 12 crudes stood at $79.38 a barrel on Thursday, January 30, 2025, compared with $79.52 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.
Sixteen civil society organizations in Nigeria have commended the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Afam Osigwe (SAN), for his principled demonstration of support for the rule of law by appearing at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 to observe proceedings in the arraignment of human rights and pro-democracy campaigner, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, on alleged cybercrime charges.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has unveiled an ambitious energy access programme to transform Nigeria’s energy sector.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has flagged off the construction of five mini Liquefied Natural Gas plants in Ajaokuta in northern Kogi State, saying it was part of its commitment to driving the country’s gas revolution.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has said that without the bank’s policy interventions, inflation would have surged to 42.81 per cent by December 2024.
The European Union has unveiled a three-year grant worth €300,000 to strengthen the secretariat of the European Chamber of Commerce (Eurocham) Nigeria, enhance advocacy, and deepen engagement with stakeholders
The Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) hosted the Executive Governor of northern Katsina State, Dr. Dikko Umar Radda, at the Exchange, marking a significant step towards advancing the state’s economic vision through capital market opportunities.
The Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative (ASCI) has been selected as a winner of the Schwab Foundation Awards 2025. Proforest’s Africa and Global Director, Abraham Baffoe, receives the award for Collective Social Innovators on behalf of ASCI today at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.