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.
African governments urged to work with DFIs to tap vast energy opportunities as 540m Africans go without electricity
Ben EguzozieNovember 19, 2020
With vast wave of investments on energy set to sweep Africa, according to data from the APO, not less than 540 million Africans still
Dangote’s incoming 3mtpa fertilizer to change Nigeria’s agribusiness dynamics
Ben EguzozieNovember 18, 2020
In-country fertilizer capacity to rise above 6.5mtpa from 2021 Nigeria to repeat cement production feat in fertilizer
Afreximbank’s 9M’20 income down 18.7% on back of Covid-19
Ben EguzozieNovember 17, 2020
But bank says it’s on strong footing net income less by $8.3m from 2019 inflow net interest grew by 16% to $421.7m interest
Orange’s new Djoliba fibre network to connect Lagos, Dakar, Bamako, Abidjan, Accra
Ben EguzozieNovember 12, 2020
Developed by Orange MEA at cost of €1bn A new pan-African fibre optic network named Djibola, developed and
Enugu domesticates food, nutrition policy to tackle widening poverty
Ben EguzozieNovember 11, 2020
Nigeria’s poverty rate jumps 40% UNICEF: 7m children could face severe malnourishment 1-in-3 Nigerian children suffering
NNPC assures of product availability amid senior oil workers’ strike
Ben EguzozieNovember 11, 2020
Has 2.9 billion litres of PMS for Yuletide Industry expert says NNPC should call for dialogue State-owned oil
African governments urged to work with DFIs to tap vast energy opportunities as 540m Africans without electricity
Ben EguzozieNovember 10, 2020
As vast energy investment set to sweep continent AfDB says need for bankable projects from national govts imperative Govts must play
Legislators welcome PIB’s midstream gas infrastructure fund
Ben EguzozieNovember 3, 2020
But Nigeria’s gas utilization extremely low, 63% still flared Only improved infrastructure can ensure better utilization, say
NNPC reports explosion at OML 40 managed by Elcrest E&P
Ben EguzozieNovember 3, 2020
10,000bpd shut-in, as marine tanker significantly damaged Company says no fatalities or injuries The Nigerian
Nigeria’s sub-regional Anambra building cargo-passenger airport to change air travels dynamics
Ben EguzozieNovember 3, 2020
Terminal development without foreign loans To compete for passenger share with 17 big terminals, including nearby Asaba, Enugu,