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600 Illegal Refineries Destroyed in Delta State
Fear gripped the people of Mango Village, and those around the Gbekebor waterways in Burutu Local Government yesterday when the 3 Battalion of Nigerian Army, Effurun, and Joint Task Force, JTF, destroyed over 600 illegal refineries located...
- Posted May 4, 2012
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Nigerian Stock Exchange Watch: ASI Continues to Climb, YTD Performance at 8.72%
The All Share Index continued its ascent today gaining 0.84% to close at 22,537.98. The banking sub-sector continues to drive the positive performance of the Exchange as nine banks recorded positive price appreciation in the day’s trading....
- Posted May 3, 2012
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Q1 2012 Earnings: Zenith Banks N 19.2 billion PAT, Holds N 1.67 trillion in Deposits
Zenith bank released its first quarter financial statements today. The top-tier bank made N 72.4 billion in Gross Earnings between January and March this year, up 33% from the N 54.3 billion it made at the end...
- Posted May 3, 2012
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Lawmakers Do Not Have the Petroleum Industry Bill
The National Assembly has stopped all versions of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) before it. There is no such bill as Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) before the lawmakers at both the lower and upper chambers of the legislature,...
- Posted May 3, 2012
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Nigeria’s Scanpower Partners Siemens on 1,600 MW Power Plant in Lekki
Siemens, one of the world’s leading providers of energy solutions has been partnered by Nigerian company – Scanpower to build a 1,600 Megawatt Gas turbine power station in Lekki. Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG stated, “A...
- Posted May 3, 2012
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Nnaji Blames Poor Power Supply on “Tough Luck”
Whilst Nigerians languish under immense inconvenience and hardship due to the inavailability of adequate or infact any power supply in most parts of the country, the leadership we look to in order to seek solutions to the...
- Posted May 3, 2012
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CBN Faults Fuel Subsidy Report
The Central Bank of Nigeria has denied making payments of N 844.9 billion to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for fuel subsidy, as alleged in the Fuel Subsidy Report. In a letter to Speaker Aminu Tambuwal...
- Posted May 3, 2012
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Lawmakers Seek to Curtail CBN’s Powers, Reduce Salaries of CBN Staff
A bill to amend the Central Bank of Nigeria Act has scaled through a second reading at the House of Representatives. Lawmakers are seeking to amend the Act in order to get the CBN to provide more...
- Posted May 3, 2012
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CBN Blames Capital Market Collapse on Insider Trading
Testifying before the House Ad hoc Committee on Causes of the Near-collapse of the Nigerian Capital Market, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has blamed the banking industry on the insider abuse that plagued the system. Kingsley...
- Posted May 3, 2012
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Nigerian Stock Exchange Watch: Investor Appetite for Top-Tier Banks Pushes Bourse to New Height
Bullish sentiments prevailed in the banking sub-sector as 11 banks recorded appreciation with none recording a loss in the day’s trading. The release of Q1, 2012 results from First Bank and FCMB on the bourse today only...
- Posted May 2, 2012














