Nigeria’s $30bn fuel import bill receives flaks at Port Harcourt conference
Ben Eguzozie
December 17, 2020
A Port Harcourt international conference on gas, refining and petrochemicals organised by the Centre for Gas, Refining &
New economic fortunes seen for Nigeria’s south-east in Waltersmith’s 5,000-bpd refinery
Ben EguzozieDecember 17, 2020
Will boost energy output, manufacturing, downstream jobs Will facilitate petroleum products supply, contribute to development,
NNPC assures on Lagos-Ibadan expressway gas pipeline rupture caused by construction company
Ben EguzozieDecember 16, 2020
…facility isolated, depressurized …undisclosed gas volume shut-in The national oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum
Africa’s 3.6% growth in 2019 above global rate, but continent’s trade fell 0.13% to $1,049bn, says Afreximbank
Ben EguzozieDecember 16, 2020
Asia overtakes European Union as Africa’s major trading partner at 28.9% total trade It’s 23.1% with China Cross-border
$37.7trn global trade volumes leave out Africa with its overbearing informal trade – report
Ben EguzozieDecember 16, 2020
Continent’s informal cross-border trade booms at 80% As intra-African trade down to $147bn in 2019 Global
Wood Mackenzie says Nigeria’s PIB has ‘scaled new heights of fiscal complexity’
Ben EguzozieDecember 15, 2020
…as NNPC presents first budget in 43 years Wood Mackenzie says Nigeria’s soon-to-be passed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), a
Covid-19 knocks Africa’s $24.4bn private equity fund industry
Ben EguzozieDecember 15, 2020
$1.1bn raised in funds in 2020, with 81 deals worth $700m in H1 Financials, IT, consumer discretionary took 49% of deals
Agip runs into headwinds with Ijaw youths over disregard of Nigeria’s local content laws
Ben EguzozieDecember 15, 2020
Agip, the Nigerian affiliate of Italian international oil company (IOC), Eni, appears to have run into another headwinds with its
Africa losing out in $3.5trn global SEZs market on infrastructure, finance, institutional gaps
Ben EguzozieDecember 14, 2020
Africa is losing out from not fully participating in a $3.5 trillion global Special Economic Zones (SEZs) market as a result of
New African Stock Exchanges linkage project targets $1trn market capitalization
Ben EguzozieDecember 14, 2020
Exchange to represent continent’s 90% equity market To create seamless trading platforms across continent A new