Economy

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  Bond yields spike on expected tighter liquidity

  Yields on Nigeria sovereign bonds rose sharply across maturities on Thursday with traders going...

  • Posted November 14, 2015
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  Barclays to cut Nigeria from emerging markets local Bond Index February 2016

  Barclays monday announced that it would remove Nigeria’s sovereign debt from its emerging markets...

  • Posted November 11, 2015
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  BVN: BDCs now comply with Forex limits

  The implementation of the use of the Bank Verification Number (BVN) as a requisite...

  • Posted November 11, 2015
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  FG plans rice, wheat self-sufficiency within three years – Government document

  Nigeria aims to be self-sufficient in both rice and wheat production within three years,...

  • Posted November 10, 2015
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  Nigeria seeks to enhance its N5tn trade surplus with EU – Osinbajo

  The federal government on Thursday stated that it was seeking further diversification of the...

  • Posted November 7, 2015
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  CBN initiates EPIS to encourage cashless transactions

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced Electronic Payment Incentive Scheme (EPIS) to...

  • Posted November 6, 2015
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  Rice investors brace for the worst as smugglers prosper again

  Smuggling of rice across the Nigerian borders has reached prohibitive levels, with hundreds of...

  • Posted November 6, 2015
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  FG, World Bank launch initiative to boost MSMEs

  The federal government, in partnership with the World Bank on Tuesday launched the Growth...

  • Posted November 5, 2015
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  Nigeria eyes foreign investment at UK Trade Mission

  Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) and the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) have concluded...

  • Posted November 5, 2015
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  Oil price crash compels Nigeria, others to revise fiscal terms

  A new report by Wood Mackenzie has stated that the slump in the price...

  • Posted November 4, 2015
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