All posts by Afolabi Ogunde
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Sanusi Calls for Bank of Infrastructure
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, has called for the establishment of an Infrastructure bank for the financing of infrastructure projects across the country. He made the call whilst addressing the Third Infrastructure Concession...
- Posted July 19, 2012
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FG Awards $1.5 billion Lagos Ibadan Rail Contract to Chinese Company
The Federal Government through its Federal Executive Council has awarded a contract worth $1.48 billion to China Civil Engineering Construction Company (Nig) Limited. The contract is for the construction of a standard gauge rail to link the two...
- Posted July 19, 2012
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Naira Depreciates as Inflation Rises
Nigeria’s naira depreciated the most in almost a month after inflation accelerated. The currency of Africa’s biggest oil producer retreated as much as 1.4 percent, the biggest intraday decline since June 22, to 162.500 per dollar and traded...
- Posted July 18, 2012
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UBA Nigeria Seeks Local License In Zambia To Meet Country’s Recapitalization Rules
United Bank for Africa Plc, Nigeria’s fourth-biggest lender by market value, will seek a local banking license in Zambia to meet the country’s new capital requirements, Managing Director Phillips Oduoza said. “We intend to convert our license from...
- Posted July 18, 2012
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Mayer Becomes Highest-Profile Pregnant Woman Hired As CEO
Yahoo! Inc. Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer is breaking new ground for Fortune 500 companies by starting her job more than six months pregnant, a trend already embraced by young women running Silicon Valley startups. Mayer, an engineer and former Google...
- Posted July 18, 2012
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Oil Drops From Seven-Week High On Outlook For Economy
Oil fell from a seven-week high in New York on concern fuel demand may falter after Chinasignaled more economic weakness and analysts cut their profit forecasts for European companies at the fastest rate since 2009. Futures slid as much as...
- Posted July 18, 2012
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FG to Ban Foreign Goods that have Local Substitutes
The Federal Government has made clear in no uncertain terms it impending policy reform that will see ban on imports of goods that have foreign substitutes. The Minister of Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, made this known...
- Posted July 18, 2012
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Tejuosho Market: Court to rule on First Bank and Access Bank Dispute in October
Justice Okechukwu Okeke of a Federal High Court, Lagos will on October 11 decide whether to vacate an ex-parte order, issued on March 13, 2012, appointing First Bank Plc as receiver/manager of the new Tejuosho market complex....
- Posted July 18, 2012
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Solid Minerals Stakeholders Seek FG Intervention on diversion of N700 billion Funds
Stakeholders in the solid minerals sector under the aegis of Miners Association of Nigeria have called upon the Goodluck Jonathan administration to intervene over the diversion of N 700 billion in funding meant for the sector. According...
- Posted July 18, 2012
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Domestic Airlines Reap N 67 Billion from Online Ticket Sales
Management consulting firm, Ciuci Consulting has authored a report which claims Nigerians spend N 67 billion annually on online ticket sales. The report states that the development is due to the proliferation of internet and internet based...
- Posted July 18, 2012