Shell Nigeria To Sell 4 Oil Blocks For Over $2 Billion
12/10/2013Nigerian unit of Royal Dutch company, Shell has placed on sale four onshore oil blocks in the market for an estimated $2 billion, as its production becomes plagued by incessant.
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African Development Bank Group (AFDB) Approves $24m Budget Support Loan for Cape Verde
12/10/2013The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday, approved a €15-million ($24 million) general budget support loan for Cape Verde, to help the country finance its.
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Africa’s Private Energy Sector Key To Continent’s Commercial Future – Kola Aluko
12/10/2013Co-Founder of the $500 million Africa50 infrastructure fund, Mr Kola Aluko says the continued influence and growth of independent companies in the energy sector in Africa is vital, if the.
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Tutu warns African leaders not to withdraw from ICC
12/10/2013Tutu warns African leaders not to withdraw from ICC CAPE TOWN, South Africa – South African Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu warned African leaders against leaving the International Criminal Court.
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BATTLE FOR BRAZIL 2014: AFRICAN TEAMS LOCK HORNS
12/10/2013Five of Africa’s 10 remaining nations will move a step closer to World Cup qualification this weekend as the CAF Third Round play-offs get underway across the continent. The.
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WITH 20 BILLIONAIRES, NIGERIA TOPS AFRICA BILLIONAIRES LIST
08/10/2013There are far more African billionaires than previously thought, Ventures magazine said Monday in a report on the continent’s mega-rich, but the number of Africans living in extreme poverty has.
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Nigeria: World Bank Approves $300m Mortgage Facility
04/10/2013The World Bank has approved a $300 million International Development Assistance (IDA) credit facility for Nigeria to aid low-income citizens own homes, through affordable mortgages. The World Bank, which disclosed.
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Development Finance Institution Will ‘Ease’ Access To Funds In Nigeria – Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
04/10/2013Nigeria is billed to set up a development finance institution that will make access to funds easy and spur economic growth. Speaking at a Centenary Lecture of the Lagos Chamber.
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Apple surpasses Coke as world’s best brand
02/10/2013Apple has surpassed Coke as the world’s No.1 brand, according to the international brand consulting firm Interbrand. The company has been ranking brands in its annual reports since 2000, and this.