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 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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Investors in the nation’s stock market lost over N214 billion last week following massive selloff of shares of highly capitalized companies across the sub sectors on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE. Consequently, the market capitalization of the NSE which represents the total value of stocks traded on the exchange dropped from N9.246 trillion it opened …
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Generally, life works clockwise, taking you round in circles as you begin the year in January and end it in December only to start the process again. The difference however, is that change is constant and your decisions at the beginning of the year determines how the rest of the year goes. Decisions can be …
Port operations in the country have been hit by hike in import duties of vehicles and rice as well as the introduction of a fish quota system by the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Seaport operators disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos and decried the effects of prolonged low activities at …
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Hold your horses! Take a break from your busy day and get an eyeful at what went down on the 27th of November, 2016. It was a spectacle indeed as “The Cobalt Tie Dinner” was hosted by The Concept Group specially for its exclusive Clienteles. There’s nothing more exciting than when a group of like-minded …
THE Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, last week said that the federal government will propose reduction in the income tax rate applicable to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs, as an incentive to encourage compliance and promote the sector. The minister said this in Lagos, at a Coalition of MSMEs stakeholder Public Private Dialogue, …
Following a reassessment of potential sovereign support for the banking sector, Fitch, Ratings, a leading global rating agency has revised down the Support Rating Floors of 10 Nigerian banks to ‘No Floor’ and downgraded nine others’ Support Ratings to ‘5’. According to a statement by Fitch, the long-term Issuer Default Ratings of First Bank of …
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Strong indications have emerged that the leadership of the Senate and the Presidency have reached a deal on the 2017-2019 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper earlier rejected by the upper chamber of the National Assembly. A source close to the leadership of the Senate said this was the fallout of the meetings …
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Nov 11 Nigeria’s overnight lending rate rose to 22 percent on Friday from 13 percent last week due to tight liquidity worsened by banks inability to get access to their balances with the regulator, traders said. Traders said lenders were demanding as high as 25 percent to place funds on the market overnight and that …
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