The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says Nigeria’s crude oil production increased to an average of 1.183 million barrels per day (bpd) in July 2022. OPEC made this …
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A-Z Petroleum seeks recovery of N30bn subsidy debt from FGN
A-Z Petroleum Products Ltd, on Wednesday urged the House of Representatives to help in recovering N30 billion liabilities due to it from the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning …
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ASUU: Umahi affirms it is impossible to borrow N1.1tn to meet Union’s demand
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State says the Nigerian government cannot borrow N1.1 trillion to meet the demands of ASUU. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been on …
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Egypt’s annual core inflation records 15.6% in July
The annual core inflation rate recorded 15.6 percent in July 2022, compared to 14.6 percent in June 2022, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said in a statement Wednesday. The …
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Saudi PIF acquires 25% of Egypt’s e-finance
The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) has purchased 25% of Egypy’s e-finance for Digital and Financial Investments’ (EFIH) shares, according to a press release on Wednesday. Accordingly, the PIF now is the largest single …
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Egyptian startup, Convertedin secures $3M in seed funding round
Convertedin, a marketing automation platform has announced that it raised a $3 million seed funding round from global and regional investors. CEO Mohamed Fergany confirmed the development in a media release …
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Bank of Ghana buys gold in cedis
A roadmap has been developed for the implementation of the Bank of Ghana Gold Purchase Programme. Consequently, the Economic Management Team, the Bank of Ghana, Ministry of Lands and Natural …
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Fitch downgrades Ghana to ‘CCC’ days after poor S&P grading
Fitch, a global rating agency, has downgraded Ghana’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency (LTFC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CCC’ from ‘B-‘. The downgrade, it said, reflected the deterioration of Ghana’s public finances, …
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Nigeria spends $2.35bn on phone importation
Nigeria spent $2.35bn on telephone importation in three years, according to data from the International Trade Centre. The nation spent $807.95m on importation of phone sets in 2019, $765.57m in …
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Nigeria’s Sugar import from Brazil hits $592.18 million
Nigeria’s sugar import in 2022 from Brazil has increased to N385 billion ($592.18 million). This increment comes amid the forex exchange (FX) restrictions placed on the commodity by the apex …