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<p>Nigerian lawmakers had made public their intentions to pass the long-awaited Petroleum Industry Bill at the end of this month. But new demands by some stakeholders could hamper the passage of the bill. Femi Oladehin, Partner for Investment Banking at Argentil Capital Partners joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Bill faces more hurdles

<p>Nigeria&#8217;s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama was scheduled to meet with envoys from the U.S and U.K today to discuss Nigeria&#8217;s decision to suspend Twitter.</p>


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How Nigeria’s Twitter ban impacts investor sentiment

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<p>The Nigerian government is looking to reduce its recurrent expenditure and has proposed a review of payrolls of public servants as well as the merger of some agencies to achieve this. Meanwhile, Budget Nigeria has raised awareness over some loopholes in the country’s 2021 budget. The firm says 316 capital projects amounting to 39.5 billion naira were duplicated in the budget. Joining CNBC Africa to discuss these stories and more are Chamberlain Peterside, CEO of Xcellon Capital Advisors and Femi Oladehin, Partner for Investment Banking at Argentil Capital Partners.</p>


Nigeria moves to review payrolls to cut cost of governance

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<p>The Central Bank of Nigeria says it will add Sugar and Wheat to its Forex restriction list. This was in a tweet posted on the handle of the apex bank on Friday. Ayodeji Balogun, CEO of AFEX Commodities Exchange and Femi Oladehin, Partner for Investment Banking at Argentil Capital Partners join CNBC Africa to discuss the implications of this story and how it affects Nigeria&#8217;s backward integration plans for these crops.</p>


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Nigeria to add sugar, wheat to FX restriction list

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<p>Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee will begin their first meeting of the year today and will announce its first decision on Tuesday. Ahead of the announcement we’ll assess Nigeria’s policy drive and what it could mean for the country’s post-COVID-19 recovery. Kyari Bukar, former Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group and Femi Oladehin, Partner for Investment Banking at Argentile Capital Partners join CNBC Africa for more.</p>


2021: Understanding Nigeria’s policy drive in Q1

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<p>Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says there are no plans to rework the 2021 budget currently being deliberated by the National Assembly.</p>


Finmin Ahmed: Economic Sustainability Plan will help Nigeria exit recession

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<p>Nigerian insurers say they will need more time to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and destruction from the recent fallout from the nationwide ENDSARS protests. They are seeking an extension of the recapitalisation exercise to December 2021, while they want Nigeria&#8217;s insurance regulator to cancel the threshold assessments billed for December. Joining CNBC Africa to discuss this story and unpack some 9-month earnings from Nigeria’s insurance sector are Ayodeji Ajilore, Investment Research Analyst at Meristem Securities and Femi Oladehin, Partner; Investment Banking at Argentil Capital Partners.</p>


COVID-19 & #ENDSARS Fallout: Nigerian insurers want recapitalisation deadline extended

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<p>Deteriorating relations between the U.S and China despite the Covid-19 pandemic has led to tit-for-tat consulate closures as China orders the shutdown of the U.S consulate in Chengdu.</p>


Assessing the global implications of rising U.S-China tensions

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<p>Nigeria’s vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo says Africa&#8217;s largest economy&#8217;s GDP may fall to between minus 4.40 per cent and minus 8.91 per cent this year depending on the length of the COVID-19 induced lock-down period and the strength of Nigeria’s economic response. Femi Oladehin, Partner, Investment Banking at Argentil Capital Partners joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Assessing Nigeria’s post-COVID-19 sustainability plan

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<p>Nigeria has started to ease the lock-down in some key states despite concerns on the rising spread of the virus. Femi Oladehin, Partner, Investment Banking at Argentile Capital Partners joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Nigeria begins easing of COVID-19 lock-down restrictions

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<p>The World Bank says it expects the economy of sub-Saharan Africa to fall sharply from 2.4 per cent in 2019 to a contraction of between 2.1 to 5.1 per cent in 2020, the first recession in the region over the past 25 years. Femi Oladehin, Partner, Investment Banking at Argentil Capital Partners joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


World Bank: COVID-19 to drive SSA towards first recession in 25 yrs

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<p>Governments across the globe are pouring increasing stimulus packages into their economies to minimise the adverse impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Chamberlain Peterside, CEO of Xcellon Capital Advisors and Femi Oladehin, Investment Banking Partner at Argentil Capital Partners both join CNBC Africa to discuss Nigeria’s defence tactics against this pandemic.</p>


Nigeria to cut 2020 budget by N1.5tn in light of COVID-19

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<p>Nigerian investors will have to wait a little longer for Airtel Africa&#8217;s new listing date to be announced by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Femi Oladehin, Partner, Investment Banking at Argentil Capital Partners joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


NSE postpones Airtel Africa listing

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<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has set up an audit committee to review the policies, programmes and projects of the Federal Government under his administration. Femi Oladehin, Partner, Investment Banking at Argentil Capital Partners joins CNBC Africa to discuss this development.</p>


Expectations from President Buhari’s audit committee

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<p>Femi Oladehin, Partner, investment Banking, Argentil Capital Partners joins CNBC Africa to discuss debt across West African countries.</p>


Africa’s debt challenge

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<p>Nigeria&#8217;s state oil company, NNPC says allegations by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, that the conduct of its Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Maikanti Baru lacked transparency were baseless.</p>


Rift between NNPC and Oil ministry widens

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<p>Forte Oil raced to the top of the gainers list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in the early minutes of trade after investors reacted to the decision that the company made to put a proposed share offering on hold.</p>


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Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Bill faces more hurdles

How Nigeria’s Twitter ban impacts investor sentiment

Nigeria moves to review payrolls to cut cost of governance

Nigeria to add sugar, wheat to FX restriction list

2021: Understanding Nigeria’s policy drive in Q1

Finmin Ahmed: Economic Sustainability Plan will help Nigeria exit recession

COVID-19 & #ENDSARS Fallout: Nigerian insurers want recapitalisation deadline extended

Assessing the global implications of rising U.S-China tensions

Assessing Nigeria’s post-COVID-19 sustainability plan

Nigeria begins easing of COVID-19 lock-down restrictions

World Bank: COVID-19 to drive SSA towards first recession in 25 yrs

Nigeria to cut 2020 budget by N1.5tn in light of COVID-19

NSE postpones Airtel Africa listing

Expectations from President Buhari’s audit committee

Africa’s debt challenge

Rift between NNPC and Oil ministry widens

Forte Oil leads gainers at Nigerian bourse

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Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Bill faces more hurdles

How Nigeria’s Twitter ban impacts investor sentiment

Nigeria moves to review payrolls to cut cost of governance

Nigeria to add sugar, wheat to FX restriction list

2021: Understanding Nigeria’s policy drive in Q1

Finmin Ahmed: Economic Sustainability Plan will help Nigeria exit recession

COVID-19 & #ENDSARS Fallout: Nigerian insurers want recapitalisation deadline extended

Assessing the global implications of rising U.S-China tensions

Assessing Nigeria’s post-COVID-19 sustainability plan

Nigeria begins easing of COVID-19 lock-down restrictions

World Bank: COVID-19 to drive SSA towards first recession in 25 yrs

Nigeria to cut 2020 budget by N1.5tn in light of COVID-19

NSE postpones Airtel Africa listing

Expectations from President Buhari’s audit committee

Africa’s debt challenge

Rift between NNPC and Oil ministry widens

Forte Oil leads gainers at Nigerian bourse

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