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ExxonMobil’s gas project portends over 4% rise in Mozambique’s economy __ Standard Bank
Ziggy Ojiegbe Mozambique’s ambition to become one of the world’s leading liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters appears to be moving closer to reality, with Standard Bank projecting that the ExxonMobil-led Rovuma LNG project could add more than four percentage points…
UK, Nigeria launch £15m investment, economic growth program
Frank Okon The United Kingdom and Nigeria have launched a new £15 million Growth Programme aimed at unlocking private investment, accelerating economic transformation and supporting Nigeria’s transition to sustained, reform-led growth. The initiative was announced by Baroness Jenny Chapman at…
Nigerian agri-business firm signs $60m coffee development deal with Liberia
Nigerian agro-development company, JR Farm Group has signed a $60 million (about N81.6 billion) 20-year partnership deal on coffee production with the Liberian government. The agreement is expected to revitalise Liberia’s coffee sector, expand exports and benefit over 200,000 farmers,…
Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire, as successful SpaceX IPO shoots net worth above $1.1trn
South African-born tech magnate, Mr Elin Musk has (on paper) become the world’s first trillionaire. The feat follows the businessman’s initial public offering (IPO) of his company, SpaceX’s shares soaring his net worth when it hit the stock market. The…
Kuwait bars Nigerians, 26 other nations from domestic jobs
Frank Okon Kuwait has introduced sweeping changes to its domestic worker recruitment policy, effectively excluding Nigeria and more than two dozen other countries from supplying labour to the Gulf state’s household services sector. Under a new circular issued by Kuwait’s…
Heirs Energies’ $750m deal wins global finance award
Frank Okon Heirs Energies Limited, Africa’s leading indigenous-owned integrated energy company, has earned international recognition after its landmark US$750 million dual-tranche Senior Secured Reserve-Based Lending (RBL) facility was named Best Oil & Gas Deal of the Year at the EMEA…
117 African firms listed on LSE as African investment in London tops £30m
Frank Okon No fewer than 117 African companies are now listed on the London Stock Exchange, more than on any other stock exchange globally, while African businesses have invested over £30 million in London through foreign direct investment in the…
EU slams €200m fine on Temu for sale of unsafe, illegal products
European Union (EU), through its Commission, has imposed a €200m fine on Chinese-owned online retail outlet, Temu over illegal products, including; dangerous baby toys and faulty chargers offered for sale on its platform. According to the EU’s European Commission, Temu…
Adesina appointed chairman, Botswana’s Diamonds for Development Fund, as Ooni hails Ex-AfDB boss
Former president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Botswana/De Beers Diamonds for Development Fund (DDF). In a statement, Monday, June 1, the Botswana government and De Beers Group, the…
Nigeria, AfDB sign $7bn deal on Integrated Aviation Transformation Programme
Nigeria and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed an agreement to formalise the $7 billion Integrated Aviation Transformation Programme (IATP) aimed at kick-starting reforms and unlocking large-scale financing for the aviation industry’s development across the continent. Minister of Aviation and…
