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Ghana’s Minister of Finance presents the 2025 budget proposal to parliament today following cabinet’s approval. 

Can Ghana’s 2025 budget support growth targets?

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and Dangote Refinery have begun fresh talks over the renewal of the naira-for-crude agreement in anticipation of the expiration of the initial deal, which ends this month. 

Naira-crude deal: NNPCL, Dangote Refinery begin fresh negotiations

Onome Komolafe, division head of The Business Services and Client Experience at Central Securities Clearing System notes the importance of tailoring financial products to women's investment needs.

Komolafe: Investment solutions should be tailored to women's risk appetite

Ellah Lakes has converted its 3.1 billion naira debt to equity, leading to the listing of an additional 1.1 billion ordinary shares on the Nigerian Exchange. 

Ellah Lakes CEO dissects ₦3.1bn debt to equity conversion 

Nigeria’s LNG has linked the shortfall in its operations to recent drop in natural gas supplies by 80 per cent due to pipeline vandalism. 

Will Nigeria recover losses from gas supply shortfall?

Olumide Sole, the Head of Financial Institutions Research at Renaissance Capital Africa, joins CNBC Africa to unpack this report.

RENCAP: Risks to unfavourable valuation of Nigerian banks eased

A report by the Bank of America says a delay in talks between Senegal and the International Monetary Fund could exacerbate the country's financing pressure, impacting Senegal's Eurobond market plans or any additional planned loans. 

BofA: Delays to IMF discussions could exacerbate Senegal's financing pressures

S&P Global Ratings has lowered its long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Senegal to 'B' from 'B+'. 

S&P lowers Senegal rating to B with negative outlook  

Following Nestle’s full year 2024 performance, analysts at Zedcrest expect the food and drink processing conglomerate’s revenue growth to moderate 24 per cent year-on-year to reach 1.18 trillion naira in this year, driven by steady consumer spending.

Zedcrest: Nestlé revenue growth expected to reach ₦1.18 trn in FY’25

Bank of Ghana Governor, Johnson Asiama says the 2025 budget which will be presented on March 11th, will include measures to address food inflation among other measures to address economic issues in the country.

Ghana to introduce inflation curbing measures in 2025 budget 

Cement giants in Nigeria, BUA, Lafarge and Dangote Cement reported improved results in 2024 driven by record-high sales volumes and upward price adjustments. 

Price hike, sales volume drive Nigeria cement giants’ topline growth

Investment bank and financial services group, United Capital has reported a surge in its Profit After Tax which rose by 111 per cent to 24.1 billion naira in 2024. The company also recorded a 5 per cent decline in gross earnings in the same period. 

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