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Akwa-Ibom, Ondo, Taraba, 3 others spend over N100 billion on unviable airports

by Abiola Odutola

October 30, 2019

Ten Nigerian Banks have increased their loan disbursement to customers by N1.84 trillion in the first three quarters of 2019....

diaspora remittances, Total credit to the economy rose to N19.54trillion – CBN Governor, CRR debits, P-AADS, #EndSARS: CBN says funds in frozen accounts may be linked to terrorist activities, Covid-19: Court closures impacted revenue generation for courts - Emefiele, P&ID dispute: UK Court orders $200 million guarantee to FG, Leaked letter by Poultry Farmers Association triggered CBN emergency approval to import maize, nImplications of CBN's latest devaluation and FX unification, current account deficit, IMF, COVID-19, CBN OMO ban could give stocks a much-needed boost , CBN’s N132.56 billion T-bills auction records oversubscription by 327% , Nigeria pays $1.09 billion to service external debt in 9 months , Implications of the new CBN stance on treasury bill sale to individuals, Digital technology and blockchain altering conventional banking models - Emefiele , Increasing food prices might erase chances of CBN cutting interest rate , Customer complaint against excess/unauthorized charges hits 1, 612 - CBN , CBN moves to reduce cassava derivatives import worth $600 million , Invest in infrastructural development - CBN Governor admonishes investors , Credit to government declines, as Credit to private sector hits N25.8 trillion, CBN sets N10 billion minimum capital for Mortgage firms, CBN sets N10 billion minimum capital for Mortgage firms , Why you should be worried about the latest drop in external reserves, CBN, Alert: CBN issues N847.4 billion treasury bills for Q1 2020 , PMI: Nigeria’s manufacturing sector gains momentum in November, CBN warns high foreign credits could collapse Nigeria’s economy, predicts high poverty, MPC Member, BVN, Fitch, Foreign excchange (Forex), Overnight rates crash after CBN’s N1.4 trillion deduction, Nigeria’s foreign reserves hit $36.57 billion; Emefiele keeps his word on defending the naira, CBN to support maize farmers, projects 12.5 million metric tons in 18 months, BREAKING: CBN Upscales Greenwich Trust Limited, grants it's operational license for merchant banking, AGSMEIS: CBN expand beneficiaries to 14,638., CBN expands access to mortgage financing

CBN boosts cotton production with N19bn loan

October 30, 2019

In a bid to revive the cotton and textile sector, the CBN has approved a loan of N19.18 billion to...

Federal Government steps up TraderMoni beneficiaries to 5 million Nigerians

October 29, 2019

No fewer than 5 million Nigerians are set to benefit from TraderMoni, an initiative of the FG which was flagged-off...

CBN advocates for Made-in-Nigeria goods, CBN injects 18 million Chinese Yuan for importers , CBN domiciliary account

CBN seeks economic diversification as it plans to support textile and creative industries

October 29, 2019

The CBN  has disclosed plans to diversify the economy by supporting increase of production of various goods and services in the country.  

Bridging Nigeria’s Infrastructure gap; getting the funding

by CSL Stockbrokers

October 29, 2019

Nigeria’s widening infrastructure deficit has been a recurring discourse over the years.

N4.5 trillion non-performing loans: AMCON raises concerns over banks’ debt , Heads could roll as AMCON probes Power Ministry over N1.68 billion payment to UK firm , AMCON Urged to declare Public Officials on Debtor list bankrupt

Heads could roll as AMCON tackles Power Ministry over N1.68 billion payment to UK firm

by Joseph Olaoluwa

AMCON is investigating the Federal Ministry of Power for paying N1.68 billion to a UK Firm whose parent company is currently...

FG to embark on visa reforms

The NIS is set to embark on what it termed visa reforms as it disclosed that it was considering introducing...

Politics

See what FG said Nigerians should tell on the mountain, and how the people reacted

by Emmanuel Abara Benson

The Nigerian presidency released a rather interesting video on Twitter, yesterday, encouraging Nigerians to rejoice over the little progress Nigeria is...

Budget

BPE to convert redundant assets to cash, set to achieve N477 billion fiscal budget

by Titobioluwa Okunade

The BPE has said it might put up more redundant public assets for sale in 2020 to meet its N477...

NEITI, Solid minerals, Nigeria achieves 55% increase in oil earnings for 2018 - NEITI

FG earned N52 billion from solid minerals in one year – NEITI

by Bamidele Samuel Adesoji