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.
Breaking! Court dismisses FIRS’ stay of execution application over VAT collection by Rivers State
Ben EguzozieSeptember 6, 2021
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has lost its bid to secure a stay of execution in its application seeking to stop the Rivers
Port Harcourt DisCo losing 30% of revenue to meter bypass thieves
Ben EguzozieSeptember 6, 2021
Goes tough on offenders The management of Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Plc (PHED), one of the 11 DisCos in the
Vietnam puts off VP Osinbajo’s visit over spiking Covid-19 Delta variant
Ben EguzozieSeptember 6, 2021
Visit may hold by year-end or early 2022 Nigeria set to push pending MoUs The Vietnamese government has put off the
Shell Nigeria assets: Analysts say due diligence rests with bidders
Ben EguzozieSeptember 6, 2021
But sale offers great value Only 20% of assets seen to be commercial It is up to bidders to do their due diligence in
Anambra hails inclusion in Nigeria’s oil producing states’ grouping by RMAFC
Ben EguzozieSeptember 2, 2021
Says years of fight for inclusion worth it With 14 operational oil wells, state could up its economic growth The Anambra State
Nigeria, 17 countries in AfDB’s SAPZs programme to improve rural livelihoods
Ben EguzozieSeptember 2, 2021
Rolls out in Nigeria, 17 other 18 African countries Nigeria SAPZ targets infrastructure, agro-industrial hubs; production;
NLNG clarifies role in Nigeria’s gas value chain as LPG shortfall persists
Ben EguzozieSeptember 2, 2021
Says primarily an LNG exporter Produces 22mtpa LNG, 5mtpa NGLs LPG market huge opportunity for investors Nigeria’s gas
While Nigeria guesses, Rwanda, others move to establish Africa’s first export development fund
Ben EguzozieSeptember 2, 2021
Togo, South Sudan follow Mauritania, Guinea to accede to FEDA Fund provides equity finance for companies in key sectors Nigeria
Covid-19: Africa gets 10m more vaccines through France, AU partnership
Ben EguzozieAugust 30, 2021
President Macron visits agency helping to expand Africa’s largest vaccine manufacturing in SA AVAT to vaccinate 400m Africans
Enugu DisCo appoints new CEO with mandate to reduce ATC&C of 62%
Ben EguzozieAugust 30, 2021
Enhance service delivery to customers The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), one of the 11 electricity