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Niger Delta Exploration Seeks $450 Million Fresh Funds to Acquire Crude Fields

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Niger Delta Exploration & Production Plc (NDEP), an energy company in Nigeria on Wednesday said it plans to raise fresh funds of $450 million to acquire and develop crude fields in the country, according to a Bloomberg report. The report affirmed that Layi Fatona, chief […]

Ebola: IMF to Support Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone with $127 Million

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE) – The staff of global financial institution, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday said it has recommended to its executive board a proposal of $127 million to support Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone fight the dreaded Ebola virus disease (EVD). The IMF said […]

NNPC Staff Begins Indefinite Strike

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE) –The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday began an indefinite strike that may disrupt output in the country and affect domestic fuel supplies, a Bloomberg report quoted an official of the union. “We have total shutdown at NNPC offices and all their subsidiaries, […]