Goddy Ikeh
Investors in the Nigerian Exchange Limited experienced some relief as the trading day ended on a positive note with N100.45bn in gain.
Nigeria’s food and agriculture sector is set to enter a new era of industrialization, as the Nigerian government, the African Development Bank, and the State government of Kaduna kickstart the construction of Phase 1 of the Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme.
One of Africa’s leading telecommunications providers, MTN Group, has entered a strategic partnership with UK-based video software firm Synamedia to create a new streaming platform for mobile and fixed broadband users across the continent.
The price of OPEC basket of 12 crudes stood at $66.25 a barrel on Monday, April 7, 2025, compared with $70.85 the previous Friday, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.
The Nigerian Government says it is set to receive the first batch of 3,205,101 meters procured to bridge the metering gap in the country.
Nigeria’s total public debt rose to N144.67tn (about $94.23bn) as of December 31, 2024, representing a 48.58 per cent increase compared to N97.34tn (about $108.23bn) recorded at the end of December 2023.
The President of Czech, Mr. Petr Pavel, is expected in Ghana on Tuesday, (April 8, 2025) for a two-day official visit.
The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, has reaffirmed strong ties to Ghana following the recent imposition of a 10% tariff on Ghanaian exports to the United States by the President Donald Trump administration.
Tens of thousands of Moroccans took to the streets of Rabat on Sunday for a massive national protest march in solidarity with Gaza and against normalization with Israel. The activists also held rallies in Tangier.
Chad’s Prime Minister has signed a decree establishing an Interministerial Technical Committee to monitor and evaluate government’s performance, an initiative aimed at strengthening oversight of the president’s five-year political programme.