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.

With vast wave of investments on energy set to sweep Africa, according to data from the APO, not less than 540 million Africans still

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  Terminal development without foreign loans To compete for passenger share with 17 big terminals, including nearby Asaba, Enugu,