All posts tagged "featured"
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Lawson appointed US-Nigeria Trade Council Advisory Board Chairperson
The US-Nigeria Trade Council USA has appointed Mrs Alaba Lawson as the Chairperson of its Advisory Board. A statement issued by Director, Marketing & Communication, Sennami Goziem, said the new Chairperson is to provide leadership and...
- Posted September 8, 2017
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Operations consume 80% of our revenue, FX not accessible yet – Telcos
The Tier Two (broadband) telecom operators have said operating costs which has gone up to 80 percent have brought about shock in their businesses. Speaking yesterday when they visited the minister of Communications in Abuja, the Managing...
- Posted September 8, 2017
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South Africa business confidence at lowest since 1985 emergency
South African business confidence fell to the lowest level since a partial state of emergency declared by the former all-white government in 1985. An index compiled by the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry fell to...
- Posted September 8, 2017
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Osinbajo to flag off Abuja International Trade Fair
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will officially declare open the 12th Abuja International Trade Fair billed to hold from September 21-October 7. The Director General, Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Chijioke Ekechukwu, disclosed yesterday that the...
- Posted September 7, 2017
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FG launches pre-offer roadshow for N100bn Sukuk
The Debt Management Office (DMO) will today jump-start activities preparatory to the issuance of the much-awaited N100 billion non-interest bearing bond, otherwise known popularly as Sukuk. A national roadshow led by the Director-General of the DMO, Ms....
- Posted September 7, 2017
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BPE to select new concessionaire for Trade Fair Complex
The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) has mandated the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) to immediately initiate fresh processes for a new concession transaction on the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex (LITFC) which it recently withdrew from...
- Posted September 7, 2017
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CBN spends $9bn to defend naira in 7 months
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sold $9 billion to forex dealers through the interbank market between February 21 and August 31 Daily Trust reports. The figure was arrived at following a 0review by this newspaper of all...
- Posted September 6, 2017
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FIRS collects N2.5tr in 8 months
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has collected N2.5 trillion as total revenue in the last eight months. A document available to Daily Trust indicated that the highest source of revenue collected was petroleum profit tax which...
- Posted September 6, 2017
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States raised N791.2bn bonds in 40 years
States in the federation have raised N791.2 billion through issuance of bonds in 40 years to carry out infrastructural development projects or service loans. A bond is a debt investment in which an investor loans money to...
- Posted September 5, 2017
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IMF endorses economic reforms, extends programme in Ghana
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) after an assessment of the Ghanaian economy; tacitly endorsed the new government’ economic policies and reforms, which are aimed at fostering high growth and job creation. The Bretton Wood Institution, which approved...
- Posted September 5, 2017