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Dangote: We’ll Invest Over $10bn In Power, Africa Must End Mass Electricity Poverty
EXCERPT: Dangote Group plans to invest more than $10 billion in power, saying Africa cannot afford to leave 600 million people without electricity. The Dangote Group plans to invest more
Ibe Kachikwu Leads PTDF’s C’ttee to Revive P’Harcourt Skills Centre
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has inaugurated a high-level committee to develop a framework for the full operationalisation of its Centre for Skills Development and Training (CSDT) in Port
Ayo Ibaru: Investor Protection, Legal Framework Form Linchpin For Foreign Real Estate Investment
The Chief Investment Officer of Pantera, Ayo Ibaru, says investor protection and a predictable legal framework remain critical to attracting foreign investment into West Africa’s real estate market. Speaking during
Gambia Central Bank Orders Access, GTBank, FirstBank, Ecobank, Zenith, Others To Replace Non-Gambian Staff
The Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG) has directed commercial banks operating in the country, including subsidiaries of Nigerian lenders – Access Bank, GTBank, FirstBank, Ecobank and Zenith Bank, to
Cardoso, Oyedele sign Monetary-Fiscal policy coordination MOU
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Ministry of Finance have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Monetary-Fiscal Policy Coordination to
Stock market rebounds, investors gain N4.57trn despite Dangote IPO
By Peter Egwuatu The stock market recorded a strong rebound last week as investors gained over N4.57 trillion on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, despite the ongoing N2.2 trillion Initial
Relief as Banking Sector Lending Rate to Businesses Drop to 29.19%
Kayode Tokede Amidst outcry by businesses in Nigeria over the high cost of borrowing, the banking sector average maximum lending rate closed August 2026 at 29.20 per cent, about 3.96
Credit to Private Sector Hits N84.55tn as Government Credit Falls N7.7tn
Nume Ekeghe Credit to the private sector rose for the third consecutive month in August, climbing to N84.55 trillion, as lending to government fell for the third straight month to
Abdulrazaq Isa: Journey, Strides and Influence of a Man to Watch
From Lokoja to the centre of Nigeria’s energy conversation, Abdulrazaq Kutepa Isa’s journey is a story of enterprise, persistence and the growing influence of indigenous Nigerian business leadership, writes Juliet
LSE Listing: Dangote Cement Makes Global Capital Push in London
Dangote Cement Plc will today, take its growth and expansion story to the international capital market as it hosts a Capital Markets Day in London, with investors expected to closely
