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 …
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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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) have commissioned a study on the establishment of an institution that would take after the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) at its expiration. The institution, which is being scripted as a private sector-led initiative to avoid the use of public fund …
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Every year, Award Winning Rosabon Financial Services, Nigeria’s foremost non-banking financial intermediary firm, organizes end of the year promotions for its customers to appreciate and reward them for their continuous patronage. This year we decided to give our customers a wonderful treat to ease them of the stress they may have encountered, especially with the …
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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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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 …
Nigeria saves $4.5m daily from PMS deregulation— FG Read More »
