Dangote Refinery completes landmark $2.5bn private equity placement
Omeiza Bilal Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE (DPRP) has successfully completed a landmark Private Equity Placement that raised approximately...
Month: July 2026
Africa trade gateway delivers $5.3m cross-border transaction in Southern Africa
Orisemeke Benjamin A $5.3-million cross-border fuel (gasoil) trade transaction has been successfully completed with support of the Africa Trade Gateway...
Off-grid boom: Why Nigeria’s solar revolution is bypassing the national grid
Orisemeke Benjamin Nigeria has emerged as sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest-growing market for small-scale solar systems. However, stagnant investment in utility-scale renewable...
Young adults want relationships, children and hopeful futures amid financial, job insecurity – UNFPA
Orisemeke Benjamin Young adults around the globe still cherish traditional life goals like marriage and raising children, but economic headwinds...
IOM saddened by deadliest migrant shipwreck on West African atlantic route in 2026
Orisemeke Benjamin The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has expressed sadness over the reports that dozens of migrants are dead...
UN report: Global hunger levels ease for third consecutive year as regional disparities persist
Global hunger declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, demonstrating that progress is possible. However, the improvements remain fragile,...
High-tech goods power global trade amid uncertainty
The first half of 2026 was marked by strong growth in goods trade and more modest growth in services trade....
Powering the future: Mustapha Abdullahi empowers over 80 young Nigerians throughfellowship maiden Energy Leadership Fellowship
Omeiza Bilal The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, has successfully...
As CBN holds rate to strengthen disinflation fight, maintain stability…
Omeiza Bilal For the second straight time the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is holding benchmark interest rates to control...
Nigeria unveils new digital tool for transboundary plant disease surveillance
Omeiza Bilal The Federal Government has reaffirmed its leadership in regional agriculture and food security as it hosts the Central...
