https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASmhJ4hODU8/solape-renner RSS for Node Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:25:35 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-21/nigeria-holds-interest-rate-at-2016-low-as-inflation-persists https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-21/nigeria-holds-interest-rate-at-2016-low-as-inflation-persists Tue, 21 May 2019 13:43:22 GMT A vendor displays electronic goods for sale at a kiosk in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Photographer: Jean Chung/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-20/nigeria-s-first-quarter-gdp-slows-after-oil-sector-contracts https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-20/nigeria-s-first-quarter-gdp-slows-after-oil-sector-contracts Mon, 20 May 2019 07:47:56 GMT Workers stand on the scaffolding platform of a storage tank at the under-construction Dangote Industries Ltd. oil refinery and fertilizer plant site in the Ibeju Lekki district, outside of Lagos, Nigeria, on Thursday, July 5, 2018. The $10 billion refinery, set to be one of the world’s largest and process 650,000 barrels of crude a day, should be near full capacity by mid-2020, Devakumar Edwin, group executive director at Dangote Industries said in an interview. Photographer: Tom Saater/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-15/nigerian-inflation-accelerates-in-april-as-food-prices-surge https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-15/nigerian-inflation-accelerates-in-april-as-food-prices-surge Wed, 15 May 2019 07:54:18 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-07/these-are-the-possible-candidates-to-head-nigeria-s-central-bank https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-07/these-are-the-possible-candidates-to-head-nigeria-s-central-bank Tue, 07 May 2019 04:00:00 GMT Governor Godwin Emefiele Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-07/nigeria-deploys-troops-to-regions-affected-by-bandit-attacks https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-07/nigeria-deploys-troops-to-regions-affected-by-bandit-attacks Sun, 07 Apr 2019 08:37:27 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-06/shell-venture-set-to-invest-15-billion-in-nigeria-thisday-says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-06/shell-venture-set-to-invest-15-billion-in-nigeria-thisday-says Sat, 06 Apr 2019 08:19:44 GMT An employee approaches the entrance to the Agbada 2 oil flow station, operated by Shell Petroleum Development Co. (SPDC) in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. Nigeria's daily output of about 2 million barrels of oil makes it Africa's largest producer. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-04/nigeria-to-build-seaports-to-ease-congestion-on-lagos-s-shore https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-04/nigeria-to-build-seaports-to-ease-congestion-on-lagos-s-shore Thu, 04 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT Container trucks sit stationary in heavy traffic on the approach to Lagos Port in Lagos, Nigeria, on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. Photographer: Paul Wallace/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-03/imf-says-nigerian-growth-too-slow-calls-for-single-naira-rate https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-03/imf-says-nigerian-growth-too-slow-calls-for-single-naira-rate Wed, 03 Apr 2019 09:00:59 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-26/nigerian-central-bank-lowers-key-interest-rate-to-13-5 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-26/nigerian-central-bank-lowers-key-interest-rate-to-13-5 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 13:34:19 GMT The headquarters of the Nigerian central bank stands in Abuja, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. A drop in crude prices in the past year has put pressure on public finances, while the naira has declined 7 percent against the dollar this year. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-25/nigerian-businessman-tony-elumelu-targets-2-5b-power-build-out https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-25/nigerian-businessman-tony-elumelu-targets-2-5b-power-build-out Mon, 25 Mar 2019 11:57:03 GMT Tony Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings Ltd. and chairman of United Bank for Africa PLC, departs the Tech For Good meeting at Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. A group of industry executives met with Frances President Emmanuel Macron to discuss how to use technology to improve peoples lives. Photographer: Christophe Morin/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-19/nigeria-seeks-concessional-loans-over-bonds-as-debt-costs-rise https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-19/nigeria-seeks-concessional-loans-over-bonds-as-debt-costs-rise Tue, 19 Mar 2019 14:24:02 GMT Pedestrians pass street traders in the business district of Lagos, Nigeria. Photographer: George Osodi https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-19/nigerian-senate-approves-67-increase-of-minimum-wage https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-19/nigerian-senate-approves-67-increase-of-minimum-wage Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:25:53 GMT Rice farmers remove weeds on a rice field outside northern Nigerian city of Kano on July 4, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / AMINU ABUBAKAR (Photo credit should read AMINU ABUBAKAR/AFP/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-14/dollar-rates-blur-winner-in-battle-for-africa-s-biggest-economy https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-14/dollar-rates-blur-winner-in-battle-for-africa-s-biggest-economy Thu, 14 Mar 2019 11:47:11 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-06/nigeria-army-chief-says-politicians-plan-bombings-at-state-votes https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-06/nigeria-army-chief-says-politicians-plan-bombings-at-state-votes Wed, 06 Mar 2019 13:25:03 GMT Tukur Buratai Photographer: Stefan Heunis/AFP https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-02/nigeria-s-abubakar-gets-legal-team-to-challenge-election-result https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-02/nigeria-s-abubakar-gets-legal-team-to-challenge-election-result Sat, 02 Mar 2019 19:22:54 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-27/under-fire-buhari-confounds-skeptics-to-win-nigerian-election https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-27/under-fire-buhari-confounds-skeptics-to-win-nigerian-election Wed, 27 Feb 2019 03:51:22 GMT Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria's president, pauses during the International Forum on Peace and Security In Africa, in Dakar, Senegal, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. The peace forum, which is being convened by Senegal's president Macky Sall, brings together leaders from African to discuss security-related challenges on the continent. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-26/nigerian-president-buhari-stretches-lead-in-election-vote-count https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-26/nigerian-president-buhari-stretches-lead-in-election-vote-count Tue, 26 Feb 2019 13:23:17 GMT Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria's president, speaks during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, April 30, 2018. Trump said today he and Buhari are working on a big deal on military equipment, including helicopters and the two will discuss the fight against terrorism, including Boko Haram and the Islamic State. Photographer: Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-26/buhari-holds-lead-in-presidential-vote-nigerian-election-update https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-26/buhari-holds-lead-in-presidential-vote-nigerian-election-update Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:47:04 GMT An election official records a voter identity at a polling station in Lagos, Nigeria, on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. Nigerians began voting in Africa’s biggest democracy in a tight presidential race between incumbent Muhammadu Buhari and pro-market multimillionaire Atiku Abubakar. Photographer: George Osodi/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-24/nigerian-rivals-claim-successes-as-they-await-election-results https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-24/nigerian-rivals-claim-successes-as-they-await-election-results Sun, 24 Feb 2019 09:21:46 GMT Electoral commission officers count votes at Shagari Health Unit polling station in Yola, Adamawa State on February 23, 2019 after the polls were closed during the day of the General elections. - Nigeria began counting votes in presidential elections, even as many people had yet to even cast their ballot because of delays in the opening of polling units and problems with staffing and technology. Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) last week announced a one-week delay to the election, just hours before it was due to get under way. The presidential contest will see incumbent Muhammadu Buhari (APC) seek to win a second four-year term against former vice president Atiku Abubakar (PDP). (Photographer: Cristina Aldahuela/AFP via Getty Images https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-22/finally-nigerians-get-a-chance-to-elect-their-next-president https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-22/finally-nigerians-get-a-chance-to-elect-their-next-president Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:15:20 GMT