Eurozone inflation slows to 1.7% in January
Eurozone inflation eased to 1.7% in January, according to preliminary data released Wednesday by Eurostat. Economists surveyed had also anticipated […]
UK PM Starmer condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy sites
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has condemned Russia’s recent strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as “barbaric” and “particularly depraved,” hitting power plants and leaving over 1,000 Kyiv apartment blocks without heating amid temperatures of -20°C. The attacks have caused widespread disruption, forced residents into metro shelters, and left key power facilities, including Kharkiv’s plant, damaged, while US-led peace talks continue in Abu Dhabi.
Nigeria pins Africa’s industrial growth and energy access on gas development
Nigeria is advancing its abundant natural gas resources as a key driver of Africa’s industrial development and energy transition, amid
$120 billion spent annually to hydrocarbon imports in Africa.
Africa’s reliance on imported petroleum products is draining resources needed for local capacity building and industrial growth, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has said, stressing that retaining energy value within the continent could be economically transformative
Africa’s largest gold producer proposes a levy reduction to ease the transition to higher gold royalty rates.
Ghana’s finance minister has proposed trimming a mining levy by two percentage points in an effort to secure industry support
Why BoG by majority decision reduced policy rate to 15.5% [Full reasoning]
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) at its 128th meeting held in January reduced the
Walmart becomes first retailer to hit $1tn market value
Walmart has become the first traditional retailer to hit a $1tn (730bn) market valuation, propelling it into a small group
Mahama’s pen is ready, ink is dripping to assent to LGBTQ bill – Majority Chief Whip Dafeamekpor
Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor says a future John Mahama presidency is prepared to immediately assent to the controversial LGBTQ
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of ex-Libyan leader, reportedly killed
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was killed in the western Libyan city of Zintan,
IEA Opposes Proposed Changes to Mining Royalties
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has rejected the government’s proposed sliding-scale mineral royalty framework, describing it as a continuation