Oyedele at UNGA: ‘Africa needs affordable capital to finance infrastructure’
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, has called for a major shift in the global approach to financing Africa’s development, urging the international community to make affordable, long-term capital available for infrastructure and energy projects across the continent. Oyedele, who made the call at the United Nations Dialogue […]
Easter holiday: Stock market trades cautiously as investors sustain rally
By Peter Egwuatu The Nigeria stock market traded cautiously last week, even as investors sustained the ongoing rally. Consequently, despite the shortened trading days of the week due to the Easter holidays, capital appreciation reached over N837 billion on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX. The NGX market capitalisation, which represents the total value of stocks listed […]
CBN grants Flutterwave banking licence to expand financial services
Flutterwave has received a banking licence from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), allowing the fintech giant to move beyond payments and offer broader financial services to businesses across Africa.
NSIA, World Bank to fund power, ports projects in Nigeria
•Set to launch Nigeria Infrastructure Finance Guarantee Platform By Emma Ujah, The Nigeria Sovereign Wealth Fund (NSIA) and the World Bank are working towards financing large scale power and ports infrastructure projects in Nigeria. Briefing the press on the 2025 financials of the Authority in Abuja yesterday, NSIA’s Managing Director, Mr. Aminu Umar-Sadiq, said to this effect […]
Cooking gas price rises 13% to N1,500 per kg
…As dealers lament poor sales By Mariam Adebukola The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, also known as cooking gas has increased by 14.3 percent on a month-on-month, MoM, basis, to N1,500 per kilogram, from N1,300 recorded last month. However, the ex-depot price of the product increased by 16.7 percent on a MoM basis to N21 million […]
World Bank approves $500m credit for Nigeria’s smallholder farmers
The World Bank says it has approved a $500 million credit facility for Nigeria through the International Development Association (IDA) to support the implementation of the Nigeria Sustainable Agricultural Value-Chains for Growth (AGROW) project. In a statement on its website, the bank said the initiative is designed to increase smallholder farmers’ productivity, strengthen agricultural value chains, […]
