Ways To Solve Nigeria’s Economic Crisis—CIBN

August 9, 2016
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Lagos State branch, has proffered solutions to the economic crisis in Nigeria. The body said for the country to get out of the woods, her economic managers must apply what it called “macroeconomic drivers.” The CIBN insists that if local production and export are encouraged by the government, the nation’s external reserves

Eurobond: DMO Searches For Legal, Technical Advisers

August 9, 2016
The process of appointing two international banks as joint lead managers and a local bank as financial adviser for the planned Federal Government Medium Term Note (FGMTN) Programme (2016-2018) as well as the issuance of $1 billion out of the $4.50 billion FGMTN programme in 2016 has commenced. The agency handling this on behalf of Federal Government is the Debt

Naira Hits N350 Per Dollar At Interbank Market

August 9, 2016
The Naira recorded an all-time low of 350 to the dollar during trading at the interbank market on Tuesday, August 9, 2016. Business Post correspondent gathered that this has further given some foreign investors another reason to stay away from the Nigerian economy at the moment. On Monday, it was reported that some foreign airlines have decided to shun their

Agriculture Remains My Priority—Buhari

August 9, 2016
  President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration will continue to accord agriculture superior importance through programmes and initiatives designed to motivate the citizens to produce enough food to feed the nation. The President made this known when he received the outgoing Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Mr Hoang Ngoc Ho, at the State House on Tuesday. He

Buhari Urges Friesland Campina To Educate Cattle Farmers

August 9, 2016
An appeal has gone to the Global Chief Executive Officer of Friesland Campina, The Netherlands, Mr Roelf Joosten, to educate cattle farmers in Nigeria on the need to know that “quality matters more than quantity.” President Muhammadu Buhari, who received Mr Joosten on Tuesday at the State House, decried the culture of waste foisted on the country due to lack

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OTC Exchange Rises 1.17% Amid High Trading Volume

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By Adedapo Adesanya The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange recorded a 1.2 per cent appreciation on Friday, May 17 amid a large trading activity that saw three price gainers and four price losers. The market capitalisation of the OTC exchange jumped by N19.85 billion during the trading day to N1.720 trillion from N1.700 trillion and the NASD Unlisted Security Index

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Labour Rejects FG’s N48,000 Minimum Wage Proposal

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The N48,000 minimum wage proposed by the federal government has been rejected by organised labour, which stormed out of a meeting on Wednesday. The minimum wage committee, known as the Tripartite Committee on New National Minimum Wage, met today
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FG Lists N4.214bn April 2024 Savings Bonds on NGX

By Dipo Olowookere The April 2024 Savings Bonds worth N4.214 billion sold to retail investors last month have been listed on the trading platform of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited. The debt securities were brought to the stock exchange for listing by
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Content Creators Must Respect Privacy of Individuals—ARCON

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The Director General of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), Mr Lekan Fadolapo, has advised advertisers and content creators in the country to adhere strictly to the rules of the game. Speaking at the Media Independent Practitioners Association
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SEC, EFCC Intensify Fight Against Virtual Trading Manipulations

By Adedapo Adesanya The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pledged to work with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to ensure a reduction in virtual trading manipulations. According to a statement, the Director-General of SEC, Mr Emomotimi Agama, said this
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Ehia Erhabor Urges SMEs to Embrace AI Technology for Expansion

By Aduragbemi Omiyale Stakeholders in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria have been advised by the founder of AI Nigeria, Mr Ehia Erhabor, to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. Speaking at the Ecobank MySME Growth Series webinar recently, he described
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