Ben Eguzozie
Ben
Ben Eguzozie is business a.m. regional lead based in Port Harcourt, providing regional and national coverage for economy, business and finance
You can contact him on ben.eguzozie@businessamlive.com with stories and commentary.
Activists call out Nigeria, African govts., financiers, firms over fossil fuel
Ben EguzozieNovember 23, 2021
Protest under Afrika Vuka Climate activists have called out Nigerian and African governments, financiers and fossil fuel companies
Afreximbank plays key role in Fidelity Bank’s successful $400m Eurobond issuance
Ben EguzozieNovember 23, 2021
Issue marked bank’s return to int’l debt capital markets after 4-year break Afreximbank, through its Advisory &
How P&ID got $10bn judgement against Nigeria using bribery, perjured evidence
Ben EguzozieNovember 23, 2021
By Ben Eguzozie UK anti-corruption charity publishes case summary Paid $1.4m in bribes to win contract Won Nigeria gas processing
Elechi, PHCCIMA new president, assures progressive, inclusive leadership
Ben EguzozieNovember 19, 2021
Mike Elechi, commercial farmer, agriculturist, and industrialist who recently emerged as the new president of the Port Harcourt
EMs gear up for frictionless, mobile, subscription payment trends in 2022
Ben EguzozieNovember 18, 2021
As e-commerce sales to close 2021 at $4.9trn Global subscription market to reach $478.2bn in 3 years Mobile payments to still
Ibom Air, fast-rising carrier, orders 10 Airbus A220 aircraft to boost fleet
Ben EguzozieNovember 18, 2021
Ibom Air, the Nigerian carrier owned by the subnational government of Akwa Ibom State, has ordered 10 A220 aircraft with Airbus, the
Seplat’s gas development major carbon reduction move for Nigeria – CEO
Ben EguzozieNovember 17, 2021
But country must establish grid base for its energy transition Experts warn of dire consequences of Buhari’s 2060 energy
65 insurers worth $12trn divest from underwriting coal sector
Ben EguzozieNovember 17, 2021
But US insurers, Bermuda, East Asia prop up coal Divestment by insurance firms has become the standard in much of the
Risks, liabilities rise as climate change evidence mounts – report
Ben EguzozieNovember 17, 2021
IPCC 2021 report linking all climate change to human activities, increases likelihood of lawsuits Climate lawsuits doubled
Global market opinion shifts against fossil fuel insurance
Ben EguzozieNovember 17, 2021
As the climate emergency intensifies, insurers are under growing pressure to withdraw insurance and investment from fossil fuels