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NERC targets 2,000MW from renewable energy with new regulation
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved the application of a new regulation to stimulate investments that would give Nigeria up to 2000 megawatts (MW) of electricity generated from renewable energy sources in the next five...
- Posted November 3, 2015
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CBN lists benefits of IFRS
The Deputy Governor (Economic Policy), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Sarah Alade, has highlighted the benefits of adopting the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to the banking sector as well as the economy. Alade stated this...
- Posted November 3, 2015
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Telecoms will surpass 25% contribution to GDP by 2025 – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecoms industry regulator, has predicted that the telecoms sector’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will surpass 25 per cent by 2025. The NCC made the predictions based on the...
- Posted November 3, 2015
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Stanbic IBTC Group records N104.4bn gross earnings in nine months
Stanbic IBTC Holdings, a member of Standard Bank Group, has announced gross earnings of N104.4 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, an increase of 10 per cent N94.6 billion earned in the same period...
- Posted November 3, 2015
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Regulatory sanctions, unimpressive earnings trigger sell-off on NSE
The sequence of “bad news” relating to unimpressive earnings announced by companies and regulatory sanctions on three banks significantly eroded investors’ confidence in the Nigerian stock market last week, leading to a season of sell-offs on the...
- Posted November 2, 2015
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AfDB unveils plan to empower Nigerian women in agriculture
The office of the Special Envoy on Gender (SEOG) and the Department for Agriculture and Agro-industry (OSAN) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has unveiled a report, ‘Economic Empowerment of African Women through Equitable Participation in Agricultural...
- Posted November 2, 2015
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POS, ATM, Mobile Banking easy target for cyber criminals – EFCC
As the Central Bank of Nigeria and other regulators in the Nigerian financial landscape continue to push forward in the campaign for the adoption of electronic payment system, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed...
- Posted November 2, 2015
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NBCC, NEPC target foreign investment at UK Trade Mission
Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) and the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) have concluded plans to lead a delegate of 40 business executives on a five-day trade mission to the United Kingdom from 2nd to 6thNovember, 2015....
- Posted November 1, 2015
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FG launches capacity building for oil and gas entrepreneurs
The Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) have designed and is launching its first “Nigeria Content Master Class” designed to increase the capacity of Nigerian firms operating the oil and gas industry. The training is scheduled...
- Posted November 1, 2015
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FRC exceeded its powers – Standard Bank
Standard Bank Group Limited, the South African lender that operates Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, has said the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) exceeded its powers when it ruled that the bank’s West African unit had made...
- Posted November 1, 2015
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Mimiko rekindles hope over Ondo produce export
Ondo state Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has restated government’s desire to strengthen relationship with the European Union (EU) with a view to providing international market for the commodities produced in the State. The Governor, while addressing a...
- Posted November 1, 2015
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CBN, fiscal authorities move to shore up dwindling revenue
Fiscal and monetary authorities yesterday met to intensify efforts aimed at shoring up dwindling oil revenue and bridging the budget gap to minimise the adverse effects of low oil prices on the economy. Speaking in Abuja at...
- Posted October 31, 2015
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Stockbrokers urge FG to utilise Capital Market to drive entrepreneurship
The Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) has said Africa needs to break out from a vicious cycle of poverty with its attendant socio-economic disequilibrium. This, the CIS stated, can be achieved through optimal utilisation of the capital...
- Posted October 31, 2015
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PWC: Nigeria’s auto industry to produce 4million cars annually by 2050
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) on Thursday predicted that the Nigerian auto industry is expected to produce about four million cars annually by 2050, noting that given the nation’s growth projections to be the ninth largest economy in the world...
- Posted October 31, 2015