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Nigeria
Economy bleeds as CBN pursues elusive naira stability
As the Central Bank of Nigeria steps up efforts to achieve naira stability through the convergence of the official and unofficial exchange rates, OYETUNJI ABIOYE writes that the road will be tortuous with major economic challenges looming for the country Nigeria, the biggest economy in Africa, is down on its ...
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Nigeria
LASACO pays claims to relatives of deceased workers
Nike Popoola LASACO Assurance Plc has paid insurance claims to relatives of 85 deceased Lagos State workers under the Group Life Insurance Policy. During the presentation of cheques to the relatives of the deceased workers in Lagos, the Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Muslim Folami, said dependants of ...
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Nigeria
Democracy Day: Saraki, Ekweremadu call for stronger economy, lawfulness
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has called for concerted effort by all Nigerians to build a strong economy as a means of sustaining the country’s democracy. Saraki made the call in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, to ...
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Nigeria
PIGB will curb corruption, says IPMAN, NEITI
Major stakeholders like the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) are of the view that the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) will curb corruption in the distribution of petroleum products. However, the Oil and Solid Mineral Producing Area Landlords’ Association of ...
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Cina Kenya
Business News: Sh7b funding for mineral mapping
China Eximbank will fund Kenya's mapping of geological resources if ongoing talks succeed. A source privy to the closed-door meetings disclosed to The Standard that the talks are at an advanced stage.
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Kenya
Business: Uganda needs Kenya's go-ahead for rail cash
Uganda, which wants to start building part of a multi-billion-dollar rail line to Kenya, must wait for its neighbour to decide on plans for its portion of the track before the project's main funder makes money available, Uganda's finance minister said.
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Cina Kenya
Business: Sh7b funding for mineral mapping
China Eximbank will fund Kenya's mapping of geological resources if ongoing talks succeed. A source privy to the closed-door meetings disclosed to The Standard that the talks are at an advanced stage.
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Kenya
Business News: Uganda needs Kenya's go-ahead for rail cash
Uganda, which wants to start building part of a multi-billion-dollar rail line to Kenya, must wait for its neighbour to decide on plans for its portion of the track before the project's main funder makes money available, Uganda's finance minister said.
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Cina
Business News: Kenyans carry the burden of China's high cost loans
President Uhuru Kenyatta might have signed a contract with Beijing that will see you labour for China in years to come.
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Cina
Business: Kenyans carry the burden of China's high cost loans
President Uhuru Kenyatta might have signed a contract with Beijing that will see you labour for China in years to come.