Nigeria Resumes Petrol Import From China       Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer and exporter, has resumed importation of petrol from China, the world’s top crude oil importer. The Asian country shipped 37,000 metric tonnes of petrol to Nigeria in September for the first time since July 2019,...

Fed Govt Exempts Dangote From Border Closure       The Nigerian government has allowed Dangote Cement to resume exports across its land borders, Bloomberg reports. This is despite the closure of all land borders by the government for over one year. The move has, however, raised hopes that Nigeria...

A Few Thoughts on National Unity and Identity By Keem Belo-Osagie       There are many who refer to the amalgamation documents as if they tell us something about the unnatural nature of present day Nigeria. For me, the amalgamation document is simply a document of some historical...

Niger, Benin, Togo Pay Nigeria N2.04bn Electricity Bill         International customers – Niger, Benin, Togo – who purchase power from Nigeria remitted a total of N2.04bn in the first quarter of this year as their outstanding electricity bill to the Market Operator of the sector in...

Nigeria Mulls Supplying Electricity To Chad       The Federal Government is considering supplying electricity to the Republic of Chad following a recent request by the neighbouring country. The government-owned Transmission Company of Nigeria disclosed on Sunday that a meeting was held last week to discuss the possibilities...

AfCFTA: 14 African Countries get Masterclass on trade, investment facilitation No fewer than 25 Trade and Economic Officers from 14 African countries have received a masterclass to boost their capacities in trade and investment facilitation. Nazaru LLC, a United States-based services company, delivered the free online...