Business & Markets

The US labour market recorded a sharp slowdown in September, with employers adding only 29,000 jobs in the latest figures ahead of the country’s midterm elections. Employment levels remained largely …

Nigeria is seeking to attract more than 100 Chinese oil and gas equipment manufacturers to establish production facilities in the country as it looks to expand local manufacturing, promote technology …

Dangote Petroleum Refinery recorded its highest-ever capacity utilisation in August, operating at 105.21 percent of its 700,000-barrel-per-day nameplate capacity. Data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said it does not yet have a fixed date for its proposed initial public offering (IPO), noting that the decision will ultimately be …

Zimbabwean investors are gaining access to Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s $1.6 billion initial public offering (IPO), expanding participation in one of Africa’s biggest capital-market deals beyond Nigeria. The offering, which opened …

A Kenyan court has ordered parties to maintain the existing situation on a disputed parcel of land in Lamu County, creating a temporary legal hurdle for Dangote Industries’ planned $16 …

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to continue granting petrol import licences to Matrix Energy, AA Rano and AYM …

Nigeria and the United States have signed a new agreement aimed at “deepen[ing] American investment” in Nigeria’s mining sector, as both countries seek to expand cooperation in the development of …

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is supporting the development of a $660 million refined petroleum products pipeline linking Ethiopia and Djibouti, a project aimed at improving fuel supply and reducing transport …

Niger is seeking fresh investment in its uranium industry after increasing state ownership in the Madaouela uranium project, part of a broader strategy to secure a larger share of mining …