Nigeria’s interbank lending rate dropped 6.5 percentage points on Friday to 5 percent on average as the money market was awash with cash from budgetary disbursal and coupon payment on matured bonds, traders said. The cost of borrowing among commercial lenders closed at 11.5 percent last week due to drop in liquidity in the market …
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Despite the fact that it is yet to be given an official revenue target for 2017, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it is targeting between N700billion and N900billion for the year. This was stated by the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Colonel Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd), while fielding questions from journalists shortly after the celebration of …
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It’s a New Year and the excitement of the Christmas celebrations has worn out leaving many with an almost empty wallet and the eagerness for January’s salary which may not come till the next few weeks. This has left many confused and agitated as to how to handle some financial responsibilities that have surfaced. Here …
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Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has shut his new tomato paste plant in Nigeria due to a shortage of dollars needed to import raw materials, a senior executive said. This is the second such closure in months in a blow to official plans to diversify the economy. President Muhammadu Buhari, elected in 2015 on a …
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The frequency of system collapse in the nation’s power sector in recent times has resulted in prolonged blackout in many locations across the country. Findings showed that between January 15 and January 19, 2017, the country recorded two cases of total system collapse and three partial ones. Specifically, the total collapse of the power grid …
Currency retailers and experts have said the naira will trade slightly below 500 per United States dollar this week despite the commencement of the sale of foreign exchange to Bureau De Change operators by the Central Bank of Nigeria last week. The CBN had through the International Money Transfer Organization resumed the sale of dollars …
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Shareholders’ expectation of robust dividend payout by listed companies may be shrinking as the boards and managements of Access Bank Plc., Zenith Bank Plc., others are set to meet this week to decide on 2016 financial report and dividend payout. The board and management of Zenith Bank are expected to meet on Tuesday, January 24, …
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The nation’s external reserves have risen by 15 per cent in the past three months; the latest data from the Central Bank of Nigeria have shown. Specifically, the foreign exchange reserves increased by $3.6bn from $23.8bn on October 19, 2016 to $27.4bn on January 19, 2017, the CBN data showed on Sunday. The statistics also …
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Rosabon Financial Services, Nigeria’s leading Non-Banking Financial Intermediary firm has once again recorded another global success as it recently clinched the MEA Business Award for Leading Experts in Bespoke Wealth Management Services. The 2016 MEA Business Award which focuses on all sectors and industries recognizes and rewards truly outstanding work done by the Middle East …
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A study has revealed that tobacco costs global economy more than $1 trillion annually. The study, The economics of tobacco and tobacco control, conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Cancer Institute of the United States of America, indicated that effects of unchecked tobacco production into global economy costs more than six …
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