Goddy Ikeh
Mali is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis marked by a significant increase in internal displacement affecting 378,363 individuals. This has raised the financial needs for 2025 to $771.3 million.
The filling rate of Tunisian dams as of Monday, January 20, 2025, stands at 31.4%, representing total reserves of 737.166 million cubic meters, according to data from the National Observatory of Agriculture (ONAGRI).
The Nigerian Stock Exchange opened the week on a positive note on Monday, with a market capitalisation increase of N10 billion.
The World Bank Group has announced the 30-month debarment of two Nigerian companies, Viva Atlantic Limited and Technology House Limited, alongside their Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Norman Didam, for fraudulent, collusive, and corrupt practices linked to the National Social Safety Nets Project in Nigeria.
The price of OPEC basket of 12 crudes stood at $83.11 a barrel on Friday, January 17, 2025, compared with $83.19 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.
The Nigerian Government has expressed support for the ceasefire
agreement reached between Israel and Hamas, hailing the milestone as
an opportunity to end the tragic loss of lives and the suffering of
civilians in Gaza.
Prosper Africa and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost trade and investment between the United States and Africa in key sectors.
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has raised N42.2 billion through its Series 15 and 16 Commercial Paper issuance under the company’s N250 billion Commercial Paper Issuance Programme.
Nigeria’s first shipment under the African Continental Free Trade Area has arrived at Mombasa Port, Kenya.
More than 230,000 people have fled violence in the Kivu provinces since the beginning of the year, while Tshopo province remains under threat from intercommunal tensions, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced.