Nigeria will get out of recession, and grow its gross domestic product (GDP) by one per cent in 2017, according to a global economic report by the World Bank. In a report released last Tuesday, January 10, 2016, the World Bank explained that the global economy will accelerate moderately to 2.7 per cent in 2017. …
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Efritin (pronounced ‘Everything’) has stopped further investments in Nigeria and has wound down operations, just 16 months after its official launch. Investigation showed that high cost of data and operational demands forced the e-classified advert player to close shop. The company’s staffs are already vacating the head office located in Ikeja while office properties are …
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The Nigerian naira fell close to 500 against the dollar on the unapproved open retail market due to dollar shortages on Friday as retail currency operators set their quotes for dollar purchases at 399 for next week, traders said. Bureau de change operators said the central bank had approved 399 naira for retail trades this …
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Under the current market regulatory framework, the naira is bound to remain under pressure and unstable until the market is allowed to operate freely and efficiently. This was disclosed by a group of analysts at Financial Derivatives Company (FDC) Limited in their outlook for the naira in 2017. According to Bismarck Rewane, FDC’s Chief Executive …
With substantial boost in production of many agricultural produce and traders from central and North African countries flooding Nigeria to import commodities, the Federal Government (FG) is moving to maximize its advantage by resuscitating the moribund Nigeria Commodities Exchange (NCX). Since the abolition of marketing boards by the Babangida administration, there has not been any …
The country’s external reserves rose to $26.2bn on January 4, 2017, up from $25.8bn on December 30, 2016, the latest data from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed on Thursday. The data also showed that the foreign exchange reserves ended last year with $25.84bn balance on December 30, 2016. The foreign exchange reserves had risen …
A court in London will decide in coming weeks whether Royal Dutch Shell can face trial in the UK over oil spill allegations in Nigeria, a decision some legal experts predict could attract more cases against multinationals in Britain. The High Court will judge whether members from two communities, Bille and Ogale in Nigeria’s oil-rich …
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The Federal Government, in a bid to check the high level of under-remittance of funds by revenue-collection agencies, has issued fresh guidelines for the computation of operating surpluses. The new guideline that will guide the preparation of the agencies’ financial statements for the next three years covering up to 2019 is contained in a circular …
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Economic and financial experts have said that the country’s inflation rate may rise further to 20 per cent during the first quarter of this year from the current 18.4 per cent. They, however, said the inflation rate was expected to reduce significantly as the fiscal and monetary authorities would begin to implement certain policies to …
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As economic recession continues to weigh on the banking sector, non-performing loans ratio in the banking industry has crashed further above the Central Bank of Nigeria’s five per cent threshold. The NPLs ratio fell to 13.4 per cent in September 2016, up 11.7 per cent recorded in June 2016, according to a Bloomberg report. The …
