(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 22.79% in June from the 22.41% recorded in May 2023. This is according to the latest CPI report released by the National Bureau of Statistic (NBS) on Monday. The CPI measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services. “In June 2023, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved $40 million to accelerate climate infrastructure investment across Africa. This is aimed at supporting the Acre Impact Capital’s Export Finance Fund, which invests in climate-aligned essential infrastructure by partnering with leading commercial lenders and export credit agencies. It will address the estimated $100 billion annual […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Madam Oyenike Abioye Biobaku, the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hat Arena, a fast-rising outfit, currently operating from the United Kingdom (UK), with offices and representatives in South Africa and Nigeria, speaks extensively in this exclusive interview with African Examiner, on her company’s exploits in the fashion industry. She also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) sitting in Abuja on Thursday imposed a fine of N120 million against Stanbic-IBTC Bank over the bank’s failure to complete a transfer request for a customer. In a split decision of two to one, the tribunal convicted the bank for contravening the provisions of Section […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government through the Debt Management Office (DMO) has redeemed a $500 million Eurobond on its due date on July 12, 2023. The Eurobond was issued in July 2013 (as part of a dual-tranche USD1 billion Eurobond) for a tenor of ten (10) years at a coupon of 6.375% per annum. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A late Saturday night fire gutted leather products, raw materials and machines estimated at over N3 billion in Aba, Abia state. The fire affected over 30 shops at the Mansion Zone block of Powerline Leather Products Industrial Cluster. The Chairman of the affected block in the industrial cluster, Mr Ugochukwu Nwachukwu told […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Friday assured the manufacturing and service sectors that more reforms will be unfolded to enable efficiency and attract investments, saying the ongoing economic ‘‘revolution’’ will be deliberately steered to capture and favour teeming youths in the country. “We have a responsibility to revolutionize the economy so that our […]
….. Shell Director Hails Tinubu’s Strong Start, Positive Reforms (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has assured the business community of his government’s commitment to policy consistency and better business climate to attract investment. A statement issued on Monday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Mr. Dele […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zenith Bank Plc has retained its ranking as the Number One Bank in Nigeria by Tier-1 Capital in the 2023 Top 1000 World Banks’ Rankings, published by The Banker Magazine. For the fourteenth year in a row, the Bank has held its position as the number one Tier-1 bank in Nigeria, emerging […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of the Lekki Deep Seaport has announced that Rimbaud has become the first transshipment vessel to berth at the port. Making this known in a series of tweets on Friday, the port management said the ship operated by CMA CGM, has a Length Overall of 270m, a breadth of 42.8m […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The sustained advocacy of the Mohammed Bello Koko- led Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for the decongestion of the Ports to pave way for efficient operations received a boost on 23rd June, 2023, when Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Transportation Dr. Magdelene Ajani led an inter-agency team consisting of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The naira has appreciated by 0.68 per cent against the United States dollar on the Investor & Exporter forex window. The local currency closed at N763/$ on Tuesday, compared to N768.17/$ at the close of trading on Monday. There was no trading on Wednesday owing to the two-day public holiday to mark […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an equity investment of €18 million in the Africa Guarantee Fund (AGF) and another €1.2 million to support youth and women entrepreneurs engaged in agricultural value chains in Kenya. AGF is a private limited liability pan-African non-bank financial institution headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Its objective […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Bank has clarified that the 800 million dollar loan from the bank was approved as of December 2021, a time when the government of Muhammadu Buhari contemplated the removal of fuel subsidy. Its Nigerian articlesCountry Director, Dr Shubham Chaudhuri, made this known on Tuesday at an event organised by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Customs Service, Adamawa/Taraba Area Command, has stated that there has been a huge reduction in the smuggling of premium motor spirits, also known as petrol, since the removal of fuel subsidy. The African Examiner recalls that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had, during his speech on inauguration on May 29, 2023, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Paris, France said that the financial system under the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele was rotten The President spoke during an interactive session with Nigerians in the Diaspora residing in France and neighboring European countries, on the sidelines of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended the Zambian Government for the Debt Treatment Agreement it signed with its official creditors under the Group of 20 (G20) Common Framework. The G20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union (EU). It works to address major issues related to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An American company previously indicted for bribery in Nigeria has again been accused of collaborating with officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPCL and TotalEnergies in undermining Nigeria’s local content law and award of a contract for providing a drilling ship at $142k per day higher than that originally awarded. South-South […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government, on Monday, said six new companies have received approval to import petroleum products into Nigeria. The Managing Director of Nigeria Mainstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDRA), Farouk Ahmed made this disclosure to state correspondents at the Presidential Villa. Farouk stated that apart from the approved six, several companies […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has assured prospective investors in Nigeria that his administration would provide a better business climate for them to thrive. A statement issued on Monday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake, said Tinubu made the commitment on Monday during an […]
