Ben Eguzozie
Ben
Ben Eguzozie is business a.m. regional lead based in Port Harcourt, providing regional and national coverage for economy, business and finance
You can contact him on ben.eguzozie@businessamlive.com with stories and commentary.
Freedom House 2023 report: Nigeria’s voter suppression highlights fall in global freedom
Ben Eguzozie
March 21, 2023
Only 20% of world’s people live in free countries As Nigeria’s voter suppression cases reverberate, country came 43 on 100-point
Oil-rich Rivers State proposes N483bn budget for fiscal 2022
Ben Eguzozie
December 6, 2021
Capex N314.90bn outpaces recurrent N144.76bn GDP growth of 3.5%; inflation 13.5%; N410/$ exchange rate Oil-rich Rivers State plans to
$42.1bn trade, investment deals made at IATF 2021
Ben Eguzozie
November 30, 2021
Surpasses $40bn pre-set target; 29.14% over 2018 Nigeria, Algeria, S/Africa TPAs tally make up data African
Squire Patton Boggs taps Nigeria’s Balogun as partner in London Africa Practice
Ben Eguzozie
November 29, 2021
Firm expanding its IDR practice Timi Balogun London-based Squire Patton Boggs is continuing the expansion
Nigeria’s water problems to receive attention in AfDB’s new 5-year strategy
Ben Eguzozie
November 29, 2021
To increase water security, foster sustainable, green, inclusive growth continent-wide Meeting Nigeria’s basic water needs requires
Aiteo: Indigenous player responds to internationally familiar crisis
Ben Eguzozie
November 29, 2021
Deploys equipment in Nembe creek to stop leak Amid crisis, Aiteo responds to communities with relief materials 6-year-old Nigerian
Kid gloves corruption fight: Fiscal transparency groups raise red flags over N124.63bn questionable projects in budget 2022
Ben Eguzozie
November 29, 2021
Fiscal transparency groups have raised red flags over a total of N124.63 billion in frivolous, suspicious, inflated projects inputted
Nigeria to produce EVs as Zeetin Engineering sets up factory in Abuja
Ben Eguzozie
November 29, 2021
Invested N3.5bn already; company setting off as Nigeria’s OEM South Africa, Mauritius, Seychelles, Rwanda, North Africa
Labour rejects Nigerian government’s bait over N340 new fuel price
Ben Eguzozie
November 26, 2021
Says deregulation based on import-driven model Engaged neo-liberal IMF, WBank, not the people 200% hike recipe for
Activists call out Nigeria, African govts., financiers, firms over fossil fuel
Ben Eguzozie
November 23, 2021
Protest under Afrika Vuka Climate activists have called out Nigerian and African governments, financiers and fossil fuel companies