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Senate Will resolve Buhari’s $30bn loan request this week – Ndume

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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Nigerian overnight lending rate climbs on tight liquidity

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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Nigerians participating in MMM scheme vulnerable to losing investment

ABUJA-MEMBERS of the House of Representatives Wednesday resolve to probe into the operations of the internet based wonder bank, otherwise known as “MMM Nigeria Scheme” in order to save innocent Nigerians from falling prey to fraudsters in this era of economic recession. Consequently, the House has mandated its committees on banking and currency as well …

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Nigeria saves $4.5m daily from PMS deregulation— FG

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said from January 2016 till date, government lost 7 billion dollars (2.1 Trillion Naira) to the activities of militancy groups and oil pipeline vandals in the Niger Delta region. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru, said this on Friday in Abuja at the 2016 Fiscal Liquidity Assessment Committee …

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Nigeria spent only half its budget through September, budget ministry says

Nigeria spent only a little more than half its budget for 2016 through September, even though the year is three-quarters over, the budget ministry said on Friday. However, the ministry also said it had faced unanticipated revenue shortfalls but did not give details on the shortfalls. At the end of September, the ministry said, 3.6 Trillion …

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