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<p>As Nigeria&#8217;s searches for ways to improve non-oil revenues, a director from the Economic Community of West Africa States has urged Nigeria to explore the option of raising Value Added Taxes on luxury items. Nnamdi Nwizu, Co-Managing Partner at Comercio Partners joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


ECOWAS urges Nigeria to explore raising VAT on luxury goods

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<p>Nigeria’s equities market is up 0.6 per cent this week. With the June bond auction slated for the 23rd, what is the appetite for corporates looking to tap into the Nigerian Capital market? Nnamdi Nwizu, Co-Managing Partner at Comercio Partners joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


How favourable is Nigeria’s capital market for corporates?

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<p>As more countries are looking to stop export financing for fossil energy sources, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning says the government is committed to diversifying its economy away from external vulnerabilities.</p>


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Is Nigeria’s transition from fossil fuel-dependency on track?

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<p>Nigerians have often been described as resilient, but when this resilience is stretched thin, how long will the pieces hold? A book co-authored by Andrew Nevin, Chief Economist at PwC Nigeria explores this theme. As we get some insight on this from him, Steve Osho, a Co-Managing Partner at Comercio Partners also joins CNBC Africa to share some perspectives as well.</p>


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Analysis: Why Nigeria is not a failed state?

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<p>Oil prices have shed some of the six per cent gains it recorded on Wednesday over demand concerns as coronavirus restrictions in Europe rekindles worries. Meanwhile, Nigeria’s bond rates rose to a 9-month high on the back of strong demand at the March bond auction. Victor Aluyi, Head of Portfolio Management at Comercio Partners joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Oil prices drop on demand concerns as new COVID-19 restrictions loom

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<p>The recent influx of economic data on Nigeria isn&#8217;t putting the country&#8217;s best foot forward, with inflation hitting four-year highs and unemployment. But what does that say of the investment climate and is there any respite for these economic data down the road? Joining CNBC Africa for this discussion is Nnamdi Nwizu, Co-Managing Partner at Comercio Partners and Ayodeji Ebo, Head of Retail Investment at Chapel Hill Denham.</p>


What do investors make of the Nigerian investment climate?

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<p>The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria says they welcome and commend the plans by the government to reopen the land borders. The association says its research shows that some sectors had a considerable increase in their productivity, while some others recorded a sharp decline. It has been over a year since Nigeria closed its land borders to check smuggling. Ambrose Oruche, Acting Director-General of The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria and Steve Osho, Co-Managing Partner at Comercio Partners join CNBC Africa for this discussion.</p>


COVID-19 lockdown: Nigeria’s manufacturers welcome plan to reopen land borders

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<p>Over one thousand cases of police brutality have been filled across Nigeria, as states continue proceedings at the judicial panels which came about as a fallout of the #ENDSARS protests. Evans Ufeli, Constitutional Lawyer and Rights Advocate and Victor Aluyi, Head of Portfolio Management at Comercio Partners join CNBC Africa for more.</p>


#ENDSARS: Over 1000 police brutality cases filed across Nigeria

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<p>The highly anticipated U.S election is underway with over 98 million votes cast in pre-election polls.  But how the election impact emerging markets? Victor Aluyi, Head of Portfolio Management at Comercio Partners joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Trump vs. Biden: What the U.S elections mean for emerging markets

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<p>Latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that Nigeria&#8217;s exports declined by 31 per cent to 6.3 trillion naira, with Spain and the Netherlands emerging the top export destinations. But exports of minerals, mainly crude oil still accounted for Nigeria largest portion of exports.  Akin Laoye, Executive Director of FTN Cocoa Processors and Nnamdi Nwizu, Co-Managing Partner at Comercio Partners join CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor to explore Nigeria&#8217;s export diversification strategy.</p>


How Nigeria can diversify its exports

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<p>The peaceful #EndSars protest against police brutality across Nigeria took a new turn in recent days, as hoodlums attempt to hijack the process.</p>


#ENDSARS: What the protests mean for Nigeria’s economy & investment outlook

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<p>Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari says the disbanding of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad is only the first step to extensive police reforms.</p>


#ENDSARS: Dissolution of FSARS 1st step to police reforms – Buhari

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<p>No doubt Nigeria&#8217;s currency has come under pressure in recent months; the Central Bank of Nigeria says it is working towards the gradual unification of exchange rates.  But what does the CBN&#8217;s recent move in asking lenders to bid for dollars at 5 per cent above the official rate mean for the markets going forward? Victor Aluyi, Head of Portfolio Management at Comercio Partners joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Naira Outlook: CBN working on gradual unification of exchange rates

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<p>The Central Bank of Nigeria says it has obtained exemptions from the President to allow very skeletal operations in the financial system and money markets in order to keep the system in light operations during the lockdown in Lagos Abuja and Ogun states. Ahead of the lockdown tonight, Nnamdi Nwizu, Co-Managing Partner at Comercio Partners joins CNBC Africa for a focus on Nigeria’s fixed income and Forex market.</p>


Central Bank of Nigeria obtains exemption for money markets ahead of COVID-19 lockdown

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Nigeria’s economy grew 2.27 in 2019 compared to the 1.91 per cent growth rate recorded in 2018. That’s according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. Steve Osho, Co-Managing Partner at Comercio Partners joins CNBC Africa to unpack Nigeria’s 2019 GDP report.</p>


These are the main economic drivers behind Nigeria’s 2.27% growth in 2019

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Steve Osho, Co-Managing Partner at Comercio Partners joins CNBC Africa to discuss the impact of the newly introduced 5-year naira contracts by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).</p>


CBN introduces 5-year naira contracts for the first time

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<p>The Director-General of Nigeria’s Debt Management Office, Patience Oniha says Nigeria plans to talk to concessionary lenders for about $2.8 billion external borrowings for the 2020 budget. Nnamdi Nwizu, Co-Managing Partner at Comercio Partners joins CNBC Africa for more on some of the plans raised.</p>


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COVID-19 lockdown: Nigeria’s manufacturers welcome plan to reopen land borders

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Naira Outlook: CBN working on gradual unification of exchange rates

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CBN introduces 5-year naira contracts for the first time

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ECOWAS urges Nigeria to explore raising VAT on luxury goods

How favourable is Nigeria’s capital market for corporates?

Is Nigeria’s transition from fossil fuel-dependency on track?

Analysis: Why Nigeria is not a failed state?

Oil prices drop on demand concerns as new COVID-19 restrictions loom

What do investors make of the Nigerian investment climate?

COVID-19 lockdown: Nigeria’s manufacturers welcome plan to reopen land borders

#ENDSARS: Over 1000 police brutality cases filed across Nigeria

Trump vs. Biden: What the U.S elections mean for emerging markets

How Nigeria can diversify its exports

#ENDSARS: What the protests mean for Nigeria’s economy & investment outlook

#ENDSARS: Dissolution of FSARS 1st step to police reforms – Buhari

Naira Outlook: CBN working on gradual unification of exchange rates

Central Bank of Nigeria obtains exemption for money markets ahead of COVID-19 lockdown

These are the main economic drivers behind Nigeria’s 2.27% growth in 2019

CBN introduces 5-year naira contracts for the first time

Reviewing Nigeria’s debt strategy

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