Nigeria naira falls 9.5 pct to hit record low of 330 per dollar
Naira Nigeria’s naira currency hit a record low of 330 per dollar in regular interbank trading on Friday, falling 9.5 percent as traders tested lower levels seeking to attract liquidity in the...
View ArticleGhana: Dangote takes delivery of 1000 brand new trucks
The new trucks being unveiled Dangote Cement Ghana Ltd. has taken delivery of 1,000 brand-new-trucks to facilitate the distribution of cement to all parts of Ghana. This is part of the expansion plans...
View ArticleMinister visits BBC headquarters, seeks BBC/FRCN partnership
Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed with BBC’S Steve Martins (left) and the DG of FRCN Mansur Liman. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has stressed the...
View ArticleMinister Meets Key Players in UK Digital TV Switch Over, Says Nigeria Will...
Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed being interview by Peter Okwoche of BBC’s African Service The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured that Nigeria...
View ArticleWorld Bank Report Recommends Deeper Health Reforms in China
China Flag China needs to further reform its health system with a number of critical steps to meet the growing health needs of the population and further control spending increases, despite...
View ArticleGov Emmanuel thumps – up cordiality among arms of government
Gov.Emmanuel Udom Akwa Ibom State Governor Mr Udom Emmanuel has acknowledged with satisfaction the role of the Legislature and Executive arm of government in nurturing and sustaining a viable...
View Article19 soldiers wounded, as troops battle terrorists at Gongon
igerian Army said troops on clearance patrol at Guro Gongon village and environs to routed out remnants of Boko Haram terrorists hibernating therein, destroyed the terrorists’ makeshift camps and...
View ArticleAlleged Padding of 2016 Budget: Dogara Replies Jibrin,Says I don’t Wrestle in...
Speaker of the House of Representative, Yakubu Dogara, on Friday hit out at ousted House Finance and Appropriations Committee chairman, Abdulmumin Jibrin over allegations that he and three principal...
View ArticleEFCC kicks against bail for Agbele, N5m fine
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission has said it will immediately appeal the ruling of a Federal Capital Territory High Court which today granted bail to one Abiodun Agbele, an aide of governor...
View ArticleNIMASA will no longer tolerate IOCs’ disregard for Cabotage, Environmental...
Dr. Dakuku Peterside,DG NIMASA Dr. Dakuku Peterside the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said that the Agency will no longer tolerate the...
View ArticleFG, States, LGAs share N559.032b in June, As FIRS, Customs, Others Boost...
Kemi Adeosun Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Friday said it disbursed a total of N559.032 billion for sharing by the Federal, States and Local Governments for the month of June...
View ArticleSovereign Trust Holds AGM, Report 97% growth in PAT in 2015
Olaotan Soyinka Nigeria’s top underwriter, Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc on Friday said its 2015 Annual Reports and Accounts has been approved by National Insurance Commission, (NAICOM) and...
View ArticleAfrica50 to mobilise USD 1 billion for infrastructure projects in Africa
Africa50 held on 21 July 2016 its first Annual General Meeting (AGM) following its historic Constitutive General Assembly which took place in July 2015 and where twenty (20) African countries and the...
View ArticleIMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Calls for Broad-based Policy Effort...
Ms. Christine Lagarde, MD IMF Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today at the conclusion of the Group of 20 (G20)...
View ArticleSon of SEC Director Graduates At Northampon University UK
L-R: Mother of the Graduate Mrs Idayat Zubair of Unicef Nigeria, the Graduate Salim Zubair and Director External Relations Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC Dr. Abdul Zubair when Salim graduated...
View ArticleLAGOS Targets N1t Yearly Budget Size By 2018
Lagos logo *To increase Monthly IGR By N30b By 2017, N50b By 2018 The Lagos State Government on Sunday announced its readiness to massively reduce dependence on federal allocation and...
View ArticleMinister hails Wakaa The Musical, urges investors to back creative industry
Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed at the Shaw Theatre in London on Friday July 22nd 2016 to watch the London Edition of Wakaa The Musical. Photo credit – Jermaine Sanwoolu....
View ArticleCBN directs Banks To Sell Forex To BDCs
CBN logo Poised to ensure stabilty of the exchange rate and to encourage participation of all critical stakholders in the foreign market, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed agents...
View ArticleUBA’s GMD Calls For Closer Collaboration Among African Central Banks
L-R: Outgoing GMD/CEO, UBA Plc Valedictory Lecture Speaker, Mr. Phillips Oduoza and Professor Segun Ajibola, President, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria(CIBN); at the 4th Valedictory Lecture...
View ArticleGlobal Capital Fuelling African Property Markets
5, 2016/Africa Property Investment Summit Despite Africa’s slowdown; property developers and private equity funds continue to pour investment into the continent, but with more focused strategies....
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