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<p>Ahead of Airtel Africa’s listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Kayode Akindele a Partner at TIA Capital joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Airtel’s NSE listing: What you need to know

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<p>Nigeria’s senate approved the country’s 2019 budget on Tuesday, hiking the government&#8217;s spending plan to 8.9 trillion naira after increasing the expenditure on security. Kayode Akindele, Partner at TIA Capital joins CNBC Africa for this discussion.</p>


Nigeria’s senate approves N8.9trn budget

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<p>Nigeria’s January headline inflation declined to 11.37 percent year-on-year representing compared to 11.44 percent recorded in December 2018.</p>


Nigeria’s January inflation drops to 11.37%

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<p>Nigeria&#8217;s finance minister Kemi Adeosun has resigned after being at the helm of the country&#8217;s finance ministry for more than 3 years. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Esther Awonyi and Kayode Akindele, Partner at TIA Capital provide more insights.</p>


Nigeria’s finance minister Kemi Adeosun resigns

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<p>As leaders of the 53 member states gather for the 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London, Kayode Akindele, Partner at TIA Capital joins CNBC Africa to discuss some of the key issues for this year&#8217;s meeting.</p>


Expectations from the Commonwealth heads of government meeting

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<p>While under pressure from a resurgence of the far-right at home, European leaders, such as French President, Emmanuel Macron and Germany&#8217;s Prime Minister Angela Merkel are set to meet their African counterparts in Cote d&#8217;Ivoire today.</p>


Merkel, Macron’s Africa trip: Expectations and the unexpected

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<p>Following the recent approval of President Muhammadu Buhari’s foreign borrowing plan of $5.5 billion, data gathered from the Debt Management Office revealed Nigeria’s debt stock hit N20 trillion as at September 30th.</p>


Nigeria begins Eurobond roadshow

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<p>In his budget presentation speech, President Buhari noted that the late passage of the 2017 budget significantly constrained its implementation. Kayode Akindele, Partner at TIA Capital joins CNBC Africa to discuss this.</p>


Normalizing Nigeria’s budget cycle

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<p>As investors await the outcome of Nigeria&#8217;s MPC meeting that begun yesterday, what should they expect? Philip Anegbe, Research Analyst at ARM and Kayode Akindele, Partner, TIA Capital joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Nigeria investors await outcome of MPC meeting

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<p>The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, who visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday, disclosed that President Buhari&#8217;s illness created a volume of anxiety within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).</p>


Ghanaian president visits Buhari

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<p>Nigeria&#8217;s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo inaugurated a 60,000 metric tonnes per annum Edo State fertilizer plant and a two million metric tonnes per annum BUA Cement plant at Okpella yesterday.</p>


Osinbajo opens 60.000 metric tonnes fertiliser plant in Edo State

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<p>Media aide to Nigeria&#8217;s president, Mallam Garba Shehu has maintained that President Muhammed Buhari is &#8216;good enough to continue&#8217; if given the opportunity to contest the 2019 presidential election. This is according to local newspapers.</p>


Buhari good enough to continue in 2019 – Presidency

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<p>The NSE all share depreciated by 4.99 per cent last week for the first time in two weeks. Meanwhile, all other indices finished lower during the week.</p>


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Airtel’s NSE listing: What you need to know

Nigeria’s senate approves N8.9trn budget

Nigeria’s January inflation drops to 11.37%

Nigeria’s finance minister Kemi Adeosun resigns

Expectations from the Commonwealth heads of government meeting

Merkel, Macron’s Africa trip: Expectations and the unexpected

Nigeria begins Eurobond roadshow

Normalizing Nigeria’s budget cycle

Nigeria investors await outcome of MPC meeting

Ghanaian president visits Buhari

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Buhari good enough to continue in 2019 – Presidency

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Airtel’s NSE listing: What you need to know

Nigeria’s senate approves N8.9trn budget

Nigeria’s January inflation drops to 11.37%

Nigeria’s finance minister Kemi Adeosun resigns

Expectations from the Commonwealth heads of government meeting

Merkel, Macron’s Africa trip: Expectations and the unexpected

Nigeria begins Eurobond roadshow

Normalizing Nigeria’s budget cycle

Nigeria investors await outcome of MPC meeting

Ghanaian president visits Buhari

Osinbajo opens 60.000 metric tonnes fertiliser plant in Edo State

Buhari good enough to continue in 2019 – Presidency

How will Nigerian markets fare this week

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