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  • LCCI predicts double-digit inflation for 2015

    The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry says it expects the country’s inflation rate to cross the double-digit mark in the first half of 2015 as the combined austerity measures introduced by the government and tighter monetary...

    • Posted December 30, 2014
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  • N183.7bn in treasury bills to mature this week

    The banking system is expected to receive a boost in liquidity as treasury bills worth N183.73 billion are expected to mature this week. This, is expected to also help in moderating interbank rates during the week. Meanwhile,...

    • Posted December 30, 2014
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  • Rockefeller Foundation partners IFC on infrastructure development

    The Rockefeller Foundation and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group have concluded plans to launch a project development facility aimed at unlocking private sector investment for infrastructure that helps build resilience...

    • Posted December 30, 2014
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  • Energy conservation can save Nigeria N400bn – Nebo

    The use of energy efficient bulbs and judicious power consumption can save the country N400bn, the Federal Government has said. It said if Nigerians embraced the use of energy efficient lightings, the country would have over 1,000...

    • Posted December 30, 2014
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  • The affluent do not pay tax in Nigeria – NLC

    In spite of the introduction of austerity measures by the federal government, the Organised Labour has said the rich have continued to evade tax. The General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr. Peter Ozo-Eson, said...

    • Posted December 30, 2014
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  • N40bn lost yearly as smugglers, phoney investors hijack backward integration policy on rice

    Nigeria may be losing not less than N40 billion annually in the rice segment of the agricultural sector due to the activity of smugglers and individuals pretending to be investing in the local production  and processing of...

    • Posted December 30, 2014
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  • NSE: N441.25billion worth of securities traded in 3Q

    Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) were mixed in the third quarter of the year with the total volume of traded securities for the period put at 26.8billion shares, representing 11.4 per cent rise. Similarly, the...

    • Posted December 29, 2014
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  • Clearing fees rise by 50% at ports

    Importers now have to pay 50 per cent more to clear their goods at the ports. Investigations by our correspondent on Friday showed that goods are now being cleared by the agents at the rate of N750...

    • Posted December 29, 2014
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  • 17m housing deficit: FG orders sale of completed houses within 3 months

    The federal government has ordered that all completed government houses being built under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) contractor finance scheme be sold at affordable prices under its mortgage scheme with the next three months. Speaking during...

    • Posted December 29, 2014
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  • 24 states adopt contributory pension scheme

    At least 24 states have dumped the Pay As You Go pension scheme to adopt the Contributory Pension Scheme for their workers. A record of the CPS implementation update by the state governments which was obtained from...

    • Posted December 29, 2014
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