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  • GTBank Half Year Profits Top N53 billion, Declares 25kobo interim Dividend

    The management of Guaranty Trust Bank communicated its earnings to the stock exchange today, announcing H1 Profit Before Tax of N53.63 billion, an increase of 63% from the N33 billion reported over the similar period in 2011....

    • Posted August 31, 2012
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  • Nigerian Stock Exchange Watch: Best Paying Stocks in August

    If you had invested N1 million in the Nigerian Stock Exchange at the beginning of August, where would your money be now. BusinessNews crunched the numbers to discover August’s best and worst performers and the results may...

    • Posted August 31, 2012
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  • Anambra Governor Said to Secretly Own Shares in N15 billion SABMiller Brewery

    Former House of Representatives member, Mr. Chudi Offodile has asked Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State to resign over a company ownership scandal. The SABMiller Brewery which was commissioned by President Jonathan yesterday is the second largest...

    • Posted August 31, 2012
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  • Wema Bank Appoints Independent, Non Executive Directors

    The Board of Wema Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Ms. Augustina Onehimare Vukor ‘Quarshie and Mr. Adeyinka Olatokunbo Asekun to its Board. Wema Bank, Nigeria’s longest surviving Indigenous financial institution, today announced the appointment of...

    • Posted August 31, 2012
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  • Naira Heads For Best Month In Six As Oil Companies Sell Dollars

    The naira gained, heading for its best monthly performance since February, as oil companiessold dollars and on continued inflows into Nigeria’s sovereign debt market. The currency of Africa’s biggest oil producer appreciated as much as 0.2 percent and traded 0.1...

    • Posted August 31, 2012
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  • How Does the Graduate Recruitment Process Work for Investment Banks?

    This is a very popular question amongst students who want to become investment bankers. The process is very similar across different investment banks and works as follows: 1. An internship application is submitted, usually using a standardized online form...

    • Posted August 30, 2012
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  • Senate May Approve N5,000 Note Project

    The Nigerian senate may go ahead to approve the Central Bank’s plan to introduce the N5,000 note as well as phase out some smaller denominations into coins. The indication was given by Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe (PDP, Abia South) via...

    • Posted August 30, 2012
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  • Naira firms on Oil company, Banks Dollars Sale

    The naira firmed against the U.S. dollar on the interbank market on Wednesday, supported by dollar sales by an oil company and some banks towards the close of trading. The naira closed at 158.05 to the dollar on...

    • Posted August 30, 2012
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  • Businessman Lays Claim to Ibori’s $15 million EFCC Bribe, Fingers Andy Uba

    A businessman with interests in Oil and Gas, Chibuike Achigbu has laid claim to the $15 million ‘Ibori EFCC bribe’ that is in the process of being forfeited to the Federal Government. An Abuja High Court presided over...

    • Posted August 30, 2012
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  • TUC Hails Nnaji’s Departure

    The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), yesterday in Lagos, described the resignation of Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, as a welcome development to the sector. The union’s president, Peter Esele and the General Secretary, Chief...

    • Posted August 30, 2012
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