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<p>The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about major disruptions in the retail industry. This is according to Jonathan Smit, Managing Director and Founder of Payfast. He joins CNBC Africa and Egie Akpata, Director of UCML Capital Limited for a conversation on how the COVID-19 is changing Africa’s e-commerce landscape.</p>


How COVID-19 is changing Africa’s E-Commerce space

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<p>The single biggest challenge to ownership of Africa’s development agenda and management of its key development programs are grounded in the issue of critical technical skill in Africa. That’s according to the African Capacity Building Foundation. So, what are the key dimensions needed to build Africa’s capacity towards its 2063 agenda particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic? Emmanuel Nnadozie, Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation joins CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor for more.</p>


Emmanuel Nnadozie on charting the path for Africa’s capacity agenda

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<p>Brent crude prices are up around 11 per cent this week on renewed Covid-19 vaccine hopes. Emmanuel Odiaka, Managing Director and CEO of ECOB Capital joins CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor to discuss how this could help solve Nigeria&#8217;s revenue challenges.</p>


Respite for Nigeria’s revenue challenges as Brent rises 11% on COVID-19 vaccine hopes

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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>After announcing that its COVID vaccine is over 90 per cent effective, Pfizer and BioNTech say they expect to produce up to 50 million vaccine doses in 2020 and up to 1.3 billion doses in 2021. Joining CNBC Africa to discuss what this news means for the world’s COVID-19 fight and economy are; Niniola Williams, Managing Director of Drasa Health Trust and Kayode Akindele, Partner at TIA Capital.</p>


Cautious optimism over Pfizer coronavirus vaccine breakthrough

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<p>Oil prices gained 2 per cent after Joe Biden emerged the winner of the U.S elections. So how will this change in leadership in the United States impact the oil markets going forward?</p>


Oil markets react to U.S election outcome

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<p>Shareholders of Nigerian maritime company C and I leasing approved a $10 million loan conversion to equity for Neoma Africa Fund at the company&#8217;s extraordinary general meeting. Andrew Otike-Odibi, Managing Director of C&#038;I Leasing joins CNBC Africa to discuss this and their 9 months earnings.</p>


C&I Leasing shareholders approve $10mn loan conversion

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<p>On Friday the 6th of November, the FMDQ Group, will publish the results of this year’s Gold Awards, which seeks to recognize the top players in the fixed income, currencies and derivatives markets in Nigeria. Kaodi Ugoji, Group Chief Operation Officer at FMDQ Group joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


FMDQ to honour outstanding market players

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<p>Okomu Oil Palm reported a 21.6 per cent rise in profit-after-tax for the first nine months of the year. The Oil Palm Company also witnessed a 19.8 per cent revenue jump while its profit before tax climbed 11.8 per cent in the same period. Graham Hefer, Managing Director and CEO of Okomu Oil Palm joins CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor to discuss the drivers of the numbers.</p>


Okomu Oil Palm’s revenue jumps 19.8% on higher commodity prices

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<p>On Saturday, Cote d&#8217;Ivoire will head to the polls as President Ouattara seeks a third term in office in an election already marred by pre-vote protest and crisis. Joining CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor to delve into conversations surrounding the election are; Stephane Hie, Head of Asset Management at Hudson and Co and Emmanuel Odiaka, Managing Director and CEO of ECOB Capital.</p>


Cote d’Ivoire polls set for Saturday as Ouattara seeks 3rd term

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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>Experts have described the deal between Paystack and U.S firm Stripe as one of the largest Mergers and Acquisition deal in Nigeria’s fintech industry one which they say shows that the industry is moving in the right direction. Joining CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor for a conversation on the future of Nigeria’s Fintech space are; Collins Onuegbu, Executive Vice Chairman of Signal Alliance and Kayode Akindele, Partner at TIA Capital.</p>


What’s the future of Nigeria’s fintech & payments space?

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<p>Nigeria&#8217;s government says estimates show that Compressed Natural Gas could cost as much as 97 Naira per litre. Nigeria is exploring possible affordable alternatives to Premium Motor Spirit and plans to install gas facilities at petrol stations. Adeoye Adefulu, Partner at Odujinrin and Adefulu joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Nigeria seeks affordable alternatives to PMS

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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>In a chat with CNBC Africa, the World Bank’s President David Malpass said to have a clear line of sight to recovery, countries will need to deal with the health crisis, have vaccines and also deal with the debt which is too large and as well as look for ways to have more durable growth. Tilewa Adebajo, CEO of CFG Advisory joins CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor to explore ways country can drive inclusive growth post-COVID-19.</p>


CFG Advisory CEO on how to drive an inclusive recovery post-COVID-19

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<p>The Asian Development Bank says governments will need to assess the impact of the COVID-19 on the financial viability and sustainability of planned and on-going public-private partnership projects and be prepared to manage the contractual impacts which would however be difficult to predict and highly specific from project-to-project and country-to-country. Srinivas Sampath, Chief of Public-Private Partnership Thematic Group at the Asian Development Bank and Egie Akpata, Director at UCML Capital Limited join CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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Okomu Oil Palm’s revenue jumps 19.8% on higher commodity prices

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Cautious optimism over Pfizer coronavirus vaccine breakthrough

Oil markets react to U.S election outcome

C&I Leasing shareholders approve $10mn loan conversion

FMDQ to honour outstanding market players

Okomu Oil Palm’s revenue jumps 19.8% on higher commodity prices

Cote d’Ivoire polls set for Saturday as Ouattara seeks 3rd term

How Nigeria can diversify its exports

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

What’s the future of Nigeria’s fintech & payments space?

Nigeria seeks affordable alternatives to PMS

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

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