MarketWest Africa Ghana’s parliament okays $750 million Afreximbank loan Akudo AbengoweJul 21, 2022Jul 21, 2022 The Ghanaian lawmakers have approved the first batch of a $1 billion loan target which the Government hopes to seal... Read More
BillionairesEastern AfricaEntrepreneursMarket Unstoppable: Rai family becomes Kenya’s leading sugar manufacturer with the launch of their fourth milling plant Akudo AbengoweJul 21, 2022Jul 21, 2022 The $44-million Naitiri Sugar Company, which started milling in May, would produce at least 6,000 tonnes of sugar per day.... Read More
BillionairesCryptocurrency Elon Musk, Tesla lose $65.4m after betting on bitcoin, sell off over 29,000 BTC Akudo AbengoweJul 21, 2022Jul 21, 2022 Elon Musk has sold Tesla’s bitcoin holdings amid slump in the cryptocurrency market. The sell off reduces the automaker’s exposure... Read More
MarketWest Africa Central Bank of Nigeria warns Nigerians to stop converting naira to dollar Akudo AbengoweJul 20, 2022Jul 20, 2022 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a stern warning to Nigerians converting Naira to the US dollar. According... Read More
BillionairesTechnology Twitter wins first battle in lawsuit with Musk after judge agrees to move the case forward on an expedited schedule Akudo AbengoweJul 20, 2022Jul 20, 2022 Elon Musk and Twitter’s legal teams Tuesday squared off in court for the first time. The Delaware Court of Chancery... Read More
MarketWest Africa Outcry as Central Bank of Nigeria raises interest rate again Akudo AbengoweJul 20, 2022Jul 20, 2022 The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday again raised the Monetary Policy Rate from 13... Read More
TravelWest Africa Flights, banks services to face disruptions over ASUU strike Akudo AbengoweJul 19, 2022Jul 19, 2022 Flights and banking operations across the country could be disrupted in the coming days as unions in the aviation and... Read More
MarketWest Africa NNPC fails promise and approves N179 per litre pump price Akudo AbengoweJul 19, 2022Jul 19, 2022 The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has approved a new pump price after weeks of promises that it will... Read More
Eastern AfricaMarket IMF approves $235.6 million budget-support loan for Kenya Akudo AbengoweJul 19, 2022Jul 19, 2022 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $235.6 million loan disbursement to Kenya. Ikeanumba Africa... Read More
MarketWest Africa MRS, Oando increases fuel price, as fuel scarcity hit NNPC Akudo AbengoweJul 18, 2022Jul 18, 2022 Oil marketers have increased the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) against the warning of the Federal Government, as fuel... Read More