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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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 …
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 …
Following an injection of naira liquidity into the banking system, Nigeria’s overnight lending rate dropped sharply to an average of 3.9 percent on Friday from 10 percent a week ago. A total of 454 billion naira ($1.49 billion) in debt refund to state governments and matured treasury bills entered the system this week, raising liquidity …
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LET YOUR NETWORK WORK FOR YOU It is no news that the recession is biting hard and with Christmas around the corner, expenses are about to go up the roof. As a result, making extra income will not be a bad idea for anyone, especially you a 9-5er. Are you a banker seeking ways to …
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, …
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, yesterday, said that the Federal Government has spent N3.577 trillion as at September out of the N6.06 trillion budgeted for 2016 He disclosed this in Lagos at the KPMG CFO Forum saying: “The Federal Government has spent about N3.577 trillion as at September 2016 …
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Earning extra cash with little or no stress can be a lifesaver; most especially during these harsh economic times with the sudden hike in the standard of living. An additional source of income is a welcome development to anyone in Nigeria. This fact coupled with the desire to get our financial products across to our target …
