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Bashir orders closure oil pipeline transporting S. Sudan oil

Sudan's President Omar al Bashir has ordered the closure of Sudan’s oil pipeline transporting South Sudan oil with effect from Sunday, as political differences 

Nigeria owes US$ 6.67 billion external debt — Finance Minister

Nigeria's Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has put the nation’s external debt at US$ 6.67 billion, saying that the

‘Support for private sector key to Africa’s economic growth’

African governments have been urged to give all the necessary support to the private sector 

AU industry ministers to discuss post-2015 development agenda in Nairobi

The 20th ordinary session of the Conference of the African Union Ministers of Industry (CAMI) is due to take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 10-14 June, it was officially

Total-Gabon shareholders to share CFA F 80 billion

The oil firm, Total-Gabon, is to share CFA F 80 billion among its shareholders for the year 2012, according to a communiqué issued here Friday by the company.

Military helicopter crash in Sudan kills two

A military helicopter has crashed in South-eastern Sudan, killing its two crew members

120m Nigerians have no access to electricity – Govt

In a rare admission, Nigeria's federal government has acknowledged the poor state of public electricity supply in Africa's most population nation of 160 million 

Nigeria has 117m telephone subscribers

Nigeria's telephone subscribers grew from 116 million in February to 117 million in March 2013, the private Guardian newspaper reported Thursday, citing figures from 

EU grants 15m euros to Indian Ocean countries for renewable energy

The European Union (EU) Thursday announced a 15-million-euro donation to member-states of the Indian Ocean Commission (COI) to enable them fund their projects

Third ECOWAS Investment Forum opens in Lagos

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo Thursday called on ECOWAS member countries to focus more attention on youth employment and policies that will

Switzerland grants Mali 9.6 billion FCFA for social services

Mali and Switzerland have signed an agreement for 9.6 billion CFAF for a programme to

Nigerian bank to shut operations to upgrade facilities

One of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions, First Bank Plc, has announced that it will shut down its operations across the country from Thursday to Monday 
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