All posts tagged "featured"

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  Oil soars above $51 as OPEC agrees deal

  Global oil benchmark, Brent crude, traded above $51 per barrel on Wednesday after the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed on its first limit on oil output since 2008. OPEC had in September said it would reduce...

  • Posted December 2, 2016
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  BoI disburses N5bn to SMES in agro-processing sector

  THE Bank of Industry on Wednesday put the funding support to about 242 entrepreneurs in the North-Central region at N5bn. It said out of this amount, N1.5bn was disbursed to 62 SMEs in the agro-processing sector in...

  • Posted December 2, 2016
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  Nigeria records $200m FinTech investment in two years

  NIGERIA has recorded over $200m in Financial Services Technology in the last two years, industry experts have said. The experts disclosed this at the 2016 FinTech summit, organised by KPMG, a global network of professional firm providing...

  • Posted December 2, 2016
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  Naira appreaciates marginally at interbank market

  The Naira on Wednesday appreciated marginally against the dollar at the interbank market, gaining 25k to exchange at N305. The Nigerian currency closed at N305.25 on Tuesday. Trading on the floor of the Bureau De Change saw...

  • Posted December 1, 2016
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  How to grow Nigerian economy – Kachikwu

  The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe kachikwu, says the growth of the economy solely depends on mobilising and applying human, natural and financial resources. Kachikwu said this in a presentation at the ongoing 9th...

  • Posted December 1, 2016
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  Senate to summon Aviation Minister over airport concession

  The Senate Committee on Privatisation on Monday revealed plans to summon the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, over the concession of the Muritala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 and other airports across the country. The...

  • Posted November 30, 2016
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  Ogun to begin Agbara-Berger, other rail projects January

  The construction of a total of 195 kilometres of light rail projects will commence in three different locations in Ogun State in January next year, Governor Ibikunle Amosun has said. Amosun, who spoke in Lagos on Monday...

  • Posted November 30, 2016
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  11 Discos frustrating NERC’s regulatory duties – Fashola

  The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has alleged that the 11 electricity distribution companies (Discos) have become stumbling blocks to the smooth regulation of the power sector by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission...

  • Posted November 30, 2016
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  Nigerian oil sector suffering from security, regulation, weak infrastructure – Fitch

  Global rating agency, Fitch Ratings has said that the Nigerian oil and gas sector continues to suffer from security issues and weak oil prices that drag down the ratings of indigenous companies in the sector. The agency...

  • Posted November 30, 2016
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  Kaduna Electric targets six weeks for first phase of meters deployment

  The first phase of mass meters deployment currently being executed by Kaduna Electric will be completed within six weeks. This was disclosed by the Head, Energy Metering and New connection of the company, Aliyu Abbas Abdullahi, at...

  • Posted November 29, 2016
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