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<p>Traders say the 264 billion naira mopped up at Thursday&#8217;s OMO auction had little impact on Nigeria&#8217;s currently liquid money market. Taiye Owonubi, Senior Portfolio manager at AXA Mansard joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


CBN mops up 264bn naira in Thursday’s OMO auction

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<p>Nigerians have been known to splash big on summer holidays, but what is the trend this year? Ayomide Condotti, Managing Director of Africholdays joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Nigeria’s summer travel spending unpacked

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<p>Africa-focused health tech genomic startup 54Gene recently raised $4.5 million in seed capital and plans to build a DNA biobank in Africa. Abasi Ene-Obong CEO of 54gene joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


54GENE raises $4.5mn to build pan-African biobank

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<p>Nigeria is finally aboard the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCTA) ship after President Buhari agreed to sign the agreement at the African Union&#8217;s extraordinary summit in Niamey this weekend. Mansur Ahmed, President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Nigerian manufacturers react to Buhari’s AfCFTA decision

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<p>Traders say Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) inflows valued at 320 billion naira bolstered market liquidity in Nigeria’s Money Market as the Central Bank of Nigeria auctioned T-bills worth 89 billion naira on Wednesday. Nnamdi Olisaeloka, Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities Analyst at Zedcrest Capital joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


FAAC inflows boost market liquidity in Nigeria’s money market

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<p>As Airtel gets set to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange tomorrow, Olusola Teniola, President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria joins CNBC Africa to discuss the impact of this move on the sector.</p>


What Airtel Africa listing means for Nigeria’s telecoms sector

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<p>Finally! Nigeria&#8217;s Presidency says it will sign the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) this weekend at the African Union summit in Niamey. Meanwhile, total capital imported into Nigeria in the first half of the year rose 34.6 per cent to $8.5 billion year-on-year. Nonso Obikili, Director at Turgot Centre for Economics and Policy Research joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Nigeria to sign AfCFTA at AU summit in Niamey

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<p>PwC Nigeria estimates the dead capital in Nigeria&#8217;s high-value real estate sector at somewhere between $230 to $750 billion and between $60 to $170 billion in the middle market. Lanre Fatimilehin, Director at Trillium Real Estate Partners joins CNBC Africa to share his perspective on this story.</p>


Trends in Nigeria’s real estate sector

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<p>OPEC agreed to extend production cuts by nine months after several members endorsed the move aimed at supporting oil prices amid a weakening global economy. The deal will take effect once non-OPEC allies give their approval at a meeting scheduled to hold today. Oyeyemi Oke, Oil and Gas Lawyer and Partner at A02 Law joins CNBC Africa to discuss this and other stories impacting the global oil market.</p>


OPEC agrees to extend production cuts by nine months

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<p>System liquidity in Nigeria’s money market opened the second half of the year at 485.64 billion naira due to inflows from June 2019 bond maturities. Steve Osho, Co-Managing Partner at Comercio Partners joins CNBC Africa for an outlook of Nigeria’s money market in the second half of the year.</p>


Nigeria’s H2 money market outlook

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<p>The CFA Institute says the ability to see opportunity in disruption is vital for today’s investment professional.</p>


Preparing for the future investment industry?

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<p>Tax breaks are a vital strategy for Nigeria in the execution of its ease of doing business strategies. While speaking in an interview with CNBC Africa&#8217;s Christy Cole, on the sidelines of the ongoing annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association&#8217;s Section on Business Law, Cecilia Akintomide, non-Executive Director of FBN Holdings pointed out that such tax breaks and incentives would normally be reinvested by business owners leading to expansion and more jobs.</p>


FBN’s Cecilia Akintomide on how tax breaks can boost Nigeria’s economy

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<p>Nigeria&#8217;s equities market recording its first positive close of the week as the All-Share Index gained 47 basis points. Moses Hammed, Investment Research analyst at Investment One Financial Services joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Bellwethers lead equities rebound

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<p>Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria shows Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index in the month of June stood at 57.4 index points noting an expansion in Nigeria’s manufacturing sector for the twenty-seventh consecutive month. Ayodeji Ebo, Managing Director of Afrinvest Securities joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Nigeria’s Manufacturing PMI expands for 27th consecutive month

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<p>Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency says about 74 Local Government Areas in 30 states across the country would experience severe flooding between June and September this year. Timothy Iwuagwu, Chairman of the Lagos State Branch at the Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria joins CNBC Africa to discuss ways to mitigate the safety hazards caused by flooding.</p>


Preparing for flooding and Nigeria’s wet season

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<p>Rating agencies see Nigeria&#8217;s increasingly deep domestic capital markets as a credit strength. Jumoke Olaniyan, Vice President for Market Architecture at FMDQ Securities Exchange joins CNBC Africa to discuss how collaborations can deepen Nigeria&#8217;s debt capital markets.</p>


Deepening Nigeria’s capital markets

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<p>The Nigerian Bar Association&#8217;s Section on Business Law will be looking for pragmatic solutions on how Nigeria can achieve inclusive growth and attract investments into the country at this year&#8217;s annual Business Law Conference.</p>


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CBN mops up 264bn naira in Thursday’s OMO auction

Nigeria’s summer travel spending unpacked

54GENE raises $4.5mn to build pan-African biobank

Nigerian manufacturers react to Buhari’s AfCFTA decision

FAAC inflows boost market liquidity in Nigeria’s money market

What Airtel Africa listing means for Nigeria’s telecoms sector

Nigeria to sign AfCFTA at AU summit in Niamey

Trends in Nigeria’s real estate sector

OPEC agrees to extend production cuts by nine months

Nigeria’s H2 money market outlook

Preparing for the future investment industry?

FBN’s Cecilia Akintomide on how tax breaks can boost Nigeria’s economy

Bellwethers lead equities rebound

Nigeria’s Manufacturing PMI expands for 27th consecutive month

Preparing for flooding and Nigeria’s wet season

Deepening Nigeria’s capital markets

NBA-SBL seeks to catalyse inclusive growth for Nigeria

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CBN mops up 264bn naira in Thursday’s OMO auction

Nigeria’s summer travel spending unpacked

54GENE raises $4.5mn to build pan-African biobank

Nigerian manufacturers react to Buhari’s AfCFTA decision

FAAC inflows boost market liquidity in Nigeria’s money market

What Airtel Africa listing means for Nigeria’s telecoms sector

Nigeria to sign AfCFTA at AU summit in Niamey

Trends in Nigeria’s real estate sector

OPEC agrees to extend production cuts by nine months

Nigeria’s H2 money market outlook

Preparing for the future investment industry?

FBN’s Cecilia Akintomide on how tax breaks can boost Nigeria’s economy

Bellwethers lead equities rebound

Nigeria’s Manufacturing PMI expands for 27th consecutive month

Preparing for flooding and Nigeria’s wet season

Deepening Nigeria’s capital markets

NBA-SBL seeks to catalyse inclusive growth for Nigeria

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