All posts tagged "headline"

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  Bankers’ Committee concur with Emefiele on phased cut in interest rates

  The decision of the Bankers Committee to speak in one voice with the new leadership of the Central Bank of Nigeria over the latter’s plan to reduce interest rates, at a later date, is a plus for...

  • Posted June 23, 2014
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  Stakeholders back regulator in drive for ports efficiency

  As the guidelines for the new ways of doing business at the ports are awaited from the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) as the ports regulator, industry stakeholders, apparently apprehensive of the outcome,  say they will all the...

  • Posted June 23, 2014
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  Infrastructure challenges are denying Nigeria of SME gains – Oyebode

  As concerns are being raised over the imbalance between the Nigeria’s burgeoning informal sector and the rate of economic development, Head of SME, Stanbic IBTC Bank, Mr. Akintunde Oyebode, in this encounter with Festus Akanbi, said the...

  • Posted June 23, 2014
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  FG records N1.43tn drop in crude oil sales

  The Federal Government recorded a decline of N1.43tn in crude oil sales in the 2013 fiscal period, a document obtained from the Budget Office of the Federation has revealed. The BOF in its 2013 consolidated budget implementation...

  • Posted June 23, 2014
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  NSE ASI down 0.93% WoW as bears emerge

  Global Markets: Global markets kicked off the past week on a cautious note, with all eyes on the outcome of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) held on Tuesday and Wednesday. Not surprisingly, the Fed trimmed another...

  • Posted June 23, 2014
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  Inflation rate: Odds favour upward movement in Q3

  Expectedly, the latest inflation rate, put at 8 per cent as against 7.9 per cent in April, has continued to elicit excitement in the camp of the handlers of the nation’s economy although emergent economic scenarios have...

  • Posted June 23, 2014
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  Spike in Oil prices raises prospect of foreign reserve accretion again

  As the reports of the fierce battle in Iraq sent shivers down the spines of other members of international community with the attendant increase in the prices of crude oil at the international market, analysts said Nigeria...

  • Posted June 23, 2014
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  FG advised to look beyond GDP rebasing

  The federal government has been advised to look beyond the recent rebasing of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and focus on policies that will bring about inclusive growth. A member of the Central Bank of Nigeria...

  • Posted June 22, 2014
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  Minister welcomes made-in-Nigeria goods

  The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, has lauded locally made products which he said would boost economic development. Adesina stated this while sampling a range of Sympli products that included local delicacies such...

  • Posted June 22, 2014
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  AshakaCem records drop in profit

  Ashaka CementPlc, an indigenous cement manufacturing company, has announced a drop of N301m in profit after tax for its 2013 financial year. The firm, in its 2013 annual report made available to our correspondent after its 39th...

  • Posted June 22, 2014
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