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Kerosene price decreases by 18.77% in February
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said that average price per litre paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene, decreased by 18.77 per cent month-on-month in February. The bureau announced this in a “National Household Kerosene Price...
- Posted March 15, 2017
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Inflation falls first time in 15 months – NBS
Nigeria has recorded first drop in inflation rate in 15 months as the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported that inflation rate dropped by 0.94 per cent in February from the 18.72 per cent recorded in January...
- Posted March 15, 2017
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Rice Farmers Enjoy Growth amid Economic Downturn
Young men, ageing widows and local chiefs — even civil servants — have taken to the fields to work in rice paddies that stretch for miles around Tarasa, a village in Kebbi State. Two years ago, the...
- Posted March 14, 2017
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Falling oil prices threaten Nigeria’s earnings, reserves accretion
The steady rise of Nigeria’s foreign exchange earnings and build-up of external reserves, which started about five months ago, is already under threat from exogenous shock arising from the recent fall in oil prices. Nigeria depends on...
- Posted March 14, 2017
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We can’t allow naira to float freely – Emefiele
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said the bank cannot allow faceless and criminally minded people to destroy the currency under the guise of a free float as is being canvassed by some...
- Posted March 14, 2017
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Eko Disco threatens to publish names of energy thieves
Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC) has threatened to publish the names of customers involved in energy theft also publish their names in the national dailies as part of the measures to stem the tide of the...
- Posted March 14, 2017
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CBN to pump more dollars as naira keeps appreciating
The naira traded at 455 to a dollar amid liquidity boost in the Bureau De Change and parallel market segments of the forex market on Friday and Saturday. The naira also appreciated against the pound sterling and...
- Posted March 13, 2017
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Customs commences vehicles duty verification today
The Nigerian Customs Service will today commence the verification of all vehicles in the country to track those with genuine from fake documents. In a circular released early this month, the Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed...
- Posted March 13, 2017
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Naira steady after Buhari return from UK medical leave
Nigeria’s naira exchange rate was steady on both the official and black markets on Friday after President Muhammadu Buhari’s return home from extended medical leave in Britain. The naira was quoted at 310.50 on the official market...
- Posted March 12, 2017
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Foreign exchange reserves exceed $30 billion as of March 8 – CBN
Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves rose above $30 billion as of March 8 to its highest level since October 2015, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) data showed on Friday. Nigeria’s dollar reserves have increased by 15.02 percent...
- Posted March 12, 2017
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Again, Soludo attacks FG’s approach to economy
For the umpteenth time, former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo took a swipe on the Federal Government over its management of the economy. He said the present government inherited a wobbling economy but...
- Posted March 12, 2017
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Airport closure: I’ll remain in Kaduna for six weeks – Aviation Minister
As the Kaduna International Airport continues to bubble following the closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has indicated he would remain in Kaduna throughout out the six...
- Posted March 11, 2017
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Naira appreciates against dollar, pound sterling, Euro
The Naira traded at N455 to a dollar amid liquidity boost in the Bureau de Change and parallel market segments on Friday in Abuja. It also appreciated against the Pound Sterling and Euro as it traded at...
- Posted March 11, 2017
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World Bank mobilises $1.6bn for Nigeria, Yemen, Sudan to tackle hunger
The World Bank Group on Thursday revealed that it was working towards a financial package of more than $1.6 billion to build social protection systems, as well as fight the devastating levels of food insecurity in sub-Saharan...
- Posted March 10, 2017