Nigeria’s external reserves continued its downswing in 2014 as it dropped to $41.907 billion at the weekend.Checks showed that the current value of the forex reserves represents a decline by four
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Nigeria bank governor alleges oil subsidy racket
February 13, 2014 Comment Off 66 ViewsLamido Sanusi Nigeria’s central bank governor has exposed a multibillion-dollar subsidy racket inside the state-owned oil company that may partly explain huge shortfalls in what Africa’s
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Nigeria’s naira drops as investor flows reduce
February 12, 2014 Comment Off 26 ViewsThe central bank of Nigeria has felt the effects of its decision to relax the weekly limit on trading in dollars. Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves have fallen 14% since last year's peak in
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Nigeria’s stock market looking to build on positive performance in 2013
February 10, 2014 Comment Off 39 ViewsAlthough the tapering of the US quantitative easing programme is beginning to ruffle frontier and emerging markets, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is looking to build upon a strong 2013 and
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Ecobank sets up department to finance SMEs
August 23, 2013 Comment Off 75 ViewsIn its bid to boost the Nigerian economy, Ecobank Nigeria Plc has concluded arrangement to set up a microfinance department to support small business owners in the country.These groups of people
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Finance Minister: Nigeria has identified 46000 ‘ghost workers’
June 12, 2013 Comment Off 85 ViewsGhost workers Nigeria - Nigeria's federal government says it has identified 46,821 ghost workers in 215 of its ministries, departments and agencies, thanks to its newly-introduced Integrated
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Indorama To Finance $1.2B Fertilizer Plant In Nigeria
February 22, 2013 Comment Off 41 ViewsGlobal chemical producer Indorama Corp. Pte Ltd. and African polyolefins producer Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Ltd. have signed a financing package to construct a $1.2 billion greenfield urea
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Nigeria’s Central Bank Withdraws 236 Bureaux de Change Licences
January 17, 2013 Comment Off 1537 ViewsThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the licenses of 236 Bureau de Change operators in the country. This was made known in a circular issued by the apex bank on Wednesday titled:
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Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Rises to 11.7% After Floods Hit Farms
November 19, 2012 Comment Off 71 ViewsNigeria’s annual inflation rate rose for the first month in four to 11.7 percent in October after the country’s worst floods in decades washed away farms and food stores. Inflation in
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American Election and the Nigerian Economy
November 3, 2012 Comment Off 49 ViewsWashington DC — By next week, precisely on Tuesday 6th November, America will decide who wins its presidential election which is keenly contested between Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama and
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