Goddy Ikeh
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded an unprecedented revenue of ₦1.3 trillion in the first quarter of 2025, more than double the ₦600 billion collected during the same period in 2023.
The German Agency for International Cooperation has reiterated its commitment to enhancing the energy transition in Nigeria, boosting seamless importation of clean energy components.
The Policy Center for the New South (PCNS) hosted a major strategic dialogue on Thursday at the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University campus in Rabat, bringing together African policymakers, diplomats and experts for the second edition of its conference on Africa’s maritime and geopolitical ambitions.
The Financial Services industry led the activity chart this week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange with 2.405 billion shares valued at N32.271 billion traded in 44,570 deals.
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) has urged Nigerian companies to invest and take advantage of the abundant opportunities in the country’s offshore and shallow water oil and gas projects.
The All Africa Music Award is set to launch the AFRIMA Kreative Academy, an initiative to empower 1.2 million young Africans over the next five years through education, skills development and job creation in the creative sector.
Nigeria spent about $2.01bn on external debt servicing between January and April 2025, marking a 50 per cent increase compared to the $1.33bn recorded during the same period in 2024.
The Nigerian Government has called for the revival of the bilateral air services agreement with Italy to restore direct flight operations and strengthen trade and economic ties between the two countries.
The Ghanaian Government has received $174 million as capital gains tax payment from Newmont Corporation, following the mining giant’s sale of its Akyem Mine, which was valued at about $1 billion.
Ghana’s Minister of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, says that the government is reviewing the auto policy to include the local assembling of trucks, bulldozers, graders and excavators.