Economy
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38Nigeria Secures $200m AfDB Loan to Boost Agriculture, Reduce Food Imports
BY BONNY AMADI The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $200 million loan to finance the...
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27Nigeria’s 1.45m bpd Crude oil production largest in Africa….OPEC
BY BONNY AMADI Nigeria retained its position as the largest crude oil producer in Africa after an increase in the country’s January...
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33ECOWAS Launches Pilot on Economic Empowerment, Digital Peacebuilding for Benue State Women
Speaking at the opening ceremony, ECOW- AS Director Dr. Sintiki Tarfa-Ugbe described the pilot as a strategic platform for empowering women-led organizations...
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39Oyetola Presents N10.5Bn 2026 Marine and Blue Economy Budget
Laments Inadequate Funding Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, on Tuesday presented a N10,499,984,667.10 budget proposal for the...
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35IMF, Saudi Arabia concludes joint second annual Conference for Emerging Market Economies
The second annual Conference for Emerging Market Economies was held in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, on February 8-9, co-organized by the Saudi Ministry...
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32N22.4tn FAAC Allocations Soared Liquidity in 2025 despite Fiscal Risks
The latest data from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation show that FAAC disbursed a total of N22.44 trillion...
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43€2.4bn Cofinancing: AfDB–AFD aligns partners on energy, jobs, agriculture
The African Development Bank Group and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have held discussions on scaling up joint investment and aligning more...
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52Nigeria’s FX reserves rise Highest in Eight years to $46bn
Nigeria’s foreign exchange (FX) reserves rose to $46 billion on January 22, representing the highest in about eight years. The current record...
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63S&P Global (S&P) Assigns ‘A/A-1’ Ratings with a Positive Outlook to AFC
Reflecting Robust Credit Profile Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provide, on Thursday welcomed the assignment of ‘A’ long-term...
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47FG’s N58.47trn 2026 budget scales Reps second reading
Nigeria’s federal government’s (FG) N58.47 trillion 2026 appropriation bill has passed the second reading at the house of representatives. The money bill...
