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Mobihealth, others selected for Africa health-tech programme

13.11.2024
Mobihealth and 39 other African health startups have been selected for the HealthTech Hub, an accelerator programme aimed at developing health solutions across Africa, the United Nations Development Programme has said The announcement, made at the YouthConnekt Africa Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, is part of a partnership between UNDP, the Timbuktoo Africa Innovation Foundation, and...
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FG services foreign debt with $3.5bn

13.11.2024
The Federal Government spent $3.58 billion servicing its foreign debt in the first nine months of 2024, representing a 39.77 per cent increase from the $2.56bn spent during the same period in 2023. This is according to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria on international payment statistics. The significant rise in external debt service...
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BUA secures $200m from AfreximBank for expansion

13.11.2024
BUA Industries Limited has said it secured a $200 million financing facility from the African Export-Import Bank to drive its expansion across key sectors. The conglomerate announced its receipt of the financing facility in Cairo on November 11, 2024. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the firm said the fund serves its ambition to strengthen...
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Stock market posts N83bn gain on positive trading

13.11.2024
The Nigerian Exchange Limited closed in the green zone on Monday, with N83bn added to the wealth of investors. This marked the third consecutive positive trading session in a market that had been marked by sell-offs and portfolio rebalancing activities. At the end of the past week, the NGX All-Share Index reflected a one-week decline...
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Economists express worry over Nigeria’s public debt

13.11.2024
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency and economists have stated that the rise in Nigeria’s public debt might create macroeconomic challenges especially if the debt service burden continues to grow. They disclosed this on Monday while reacting to the national public debt figure of N134.3tn as of the second quarter of 2024. Data obtained...
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Naira may weaken to N1,993/$1 – Report

13.11.2024
The naira is forecasted to depreciate to N1,993 against the United States dollar by 2028, posing a significant challenge to Nigeria’s pharmaceutical industry, particularly in importing essential medical devices, a new report by BMI, a Fitch Solutions subsidiary, has revealed. In the report titled “Weak Naira and Structural Challenges to Constrain Nigeria’s Medical Devices Market...
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NNPCL ends N24tn fuel import, buys from Dangote refinery

13.11.2024
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has stopped importing refined petroleum products and is now off-taking fuel from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and other local refineries. NNPC’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, disclosed this on Monday at the ongoing conference of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists, which was held in Lagos and themed...
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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

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