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  • Stock Exchange interim head completes term

    The interim administrator of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Emmanuel Ikazoboh, counts his successes as his tenure ends today, while he hopes to continue as an Exchange council member. When Oscar Onyema, the new chief executive officer...

    • Posted April 29, 2011
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  • GTB, First Bank customers lament service breakdown

    Customers of First Bank and GTB yesterday had hard times transacting business at the banks as their networks broke down. Normal services were not resumed until after midday, leading to frayed tempers in the banking halls across...

    • Posted April 29, 2011
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  • Central Bank sets new cash withdrawal limits

    To discourage the use of raw cash in economic transactions in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has taken steps to promote the use of electronic payment systems. The CBN yesterday in a circular to...

    • Posted April 29, 2011
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  • FSDH Group Records N3.05bn Profit

    First Securities Discount House (FSDH) Limited, has announced a profit after tax of N3.050 billion for the year ended December 31, 2010, indicating a 15.9 per cent increase over N2.63 billion earned in the corresponding period of...

    • Posted April 28, 2011
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  • UN Uses Social Media to Feed Hungry Children

    The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has created a social media platform through which people can share their favourite meals by making donations to the agency. This is in an effort to encourage individuals to help...

    • Posted April 28, 2011
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  • UNDP Warns on High Quake in Supercities

    The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that more than half of the world’s supercities, with populations of 2-15 million, are at future risk of being affected by nearby magnitude seven or greater earthquakes. The warning...

    • Posted April 28, 2011
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  • Stakeholders Task Jonathan on ICT Deployment in Governance

    Stakeholders in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector have urged the President Goodluck Jonathan, to embrace ICT in tackling the issues bedevilling the nation. Describing ICT as a panacea to some of the nation’s problems, the...

    • Posted April 28, 2011
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  • Naira Appreciates as Pressure Eases at WDAS

    The naira, Nigeria’s local currency appreciated at the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Wholesale Dutch Auction system (WDAS) Wednesday following the successful outcome of the final stage of the general election held in most states on Tuesday....

    • Posted April 28, 2011
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  • CBN Dep Gov Laments Nigeria’s Poverty Level

    Deputy Governor, Operations of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Tunde Lemo, has warned that if the level of poverty ravaging Nigeria today was not tackled, the country would become a failed state. Lemo gave this warning...

    • Posted April 28, 2011
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  • Samsung launches Galaxy S sequel

    Samsung Electronics Co, the world’s No.2 handset maker, launched a new version of its flagship smartphone Galaxy S in South Korea ahead of its global debut in May, targeting global sales of over 10 million this year....

    • Posted April 28, 2011
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