MarketWest Africa INDUSTRY REVIEW: Nigeria’s top five performing sectors outside oil category in Q2 2022 Akudo AbengoweAug 30, 2022Aug 30, 2022 Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose to 3.54% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2022, falling 1.47% below the 5.01%... Read More
BillionairesMarketWest Africa Dangote to cut sugar import by 40% Akudo AbengoweAug 30, 2022Aug 30, 2022 The management of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has said it is set to reduce the importation of sugar into the... Read More
MarketWest Africa CBN records $2.4bn from ‘Naira 4 Dollar Scheme’ in eight months Akudo AbengoweAug 29, 2022Aug 29, 2022 The Director, Trade and Exchange department of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Ozoemena Nnaji, said the ‘Naira 4 Dollar... Read More
Entertainment The movie business is in shambles. It likely won’t be ‘back’ for over another year. Akudo AbengoweAug 29, 2022Aug 29, 2022 The movie business is still recovering, and it will be for at least another year, if not more. Theaters are... Read More
CryptocurrencyTechnologyWest Africa CBN to reward Nigerians for using eNaira Akudo AbengoweAug 29, 2022Aug 29, 2022 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved a reward scheme for users of the eNaira, including merchants. This includes... Read More
MarketWest Africa Nigeria’s exports jumps by 62% in six months, highest since 2018 Akudo AbengoweAug 29, 2022Aug 30, 2022 Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has announced that non-oil products exported out of the country rose to N1.77 trillion in... Read More
Eastern AfricaTravel Kenya Airways borrowed $94.1 million in half-year 2022, pushing current liabilities to $845.5 million Akudo AbengoweAug 29, 2022Aug 29, 2022 Kenya Airways’ current liabilities rose to $845.5 million in half-year 2022. The airline is set to receive an additional $300.1... Read More
BillionairesEntertainmentWest Africa This Nigerian billionaire’s son just resigned from his father’s conglomerate, less than one year into his appointment as ED Akudo AbengoweAug 25, 2022Aug 25, 2022 Mr Rabiu resigned from his father’s company less than a year after he was appointed Executive Director. The company gave... Read More
MarketWest Africa Nigeria’s non-oil exports reached $2.5bn in H1 2022 –NEPC Akudo AbengoweAug 25, 2022Aug 25, 2022 The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) said on Wednesday Nigeria exported products worth $2.593 billion in the first half of... Read More
TechnologyWest Africa MTN 5G service goes live at 190 sites across Nigeria Akudo AbengoweAug 24, 2022Aug 24, 2022 Nigeria’s leading telecommunications provider MTN has this morning switched on its highly anticipated Fifth-Generation (5G) service at one hundred and... Read More