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  • NSE index falls by 0.19%

    Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange closed on a negative note on Monday as equities failed to sustain the gains made on Friday. The NSE All-Share Index shed 0.19 per cent or 76.36 basis points as against...

    • Posted May 28, 2014
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  • More Nigerians now cardholders — MasterCard boss

    Global payment company, MasterCard, has said the cash-less policy of the Central bank of Nigeria and the use of MasterCard cards for financial transaction are already yielding encouraging results. The Vice-President and Area Business Head, MasterCard West...

    • Posted May 28, 2014
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  • Sterling Bank targets 25% loan growth

    Sterling Bank Plc says it will grow its loan book by 25 per cent during the 2014 financial year. The bank is also looking at cost-to-income ratio of 68 per cent; deposit growth of 29 per cent;...

    • Posted May 28, 2014
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  • FG suspends Oduah projects, shelves aviation agencies’ merger

    Some projects initiated by the former Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, will be suspended, the Federal Government has said. According to the government on Monday, the suspension of the projects is due to paucity of funds...

    • Posted May 28, 2014
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  • National Assembly drums up support for implementation of NEITI reports

    The National Assembly has expressed its determination to ensure that findings in the annual oil and gas industry audit report of the Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI) are extensively implemented. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Public...

    • Posted May 28, 2014
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  • FG partners US to boost export products

    The Federal Government has said it is partnering the United States Government to boost the export of Nigerian products to America, under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr....

    • Posted May 27, 2014
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  • FG seals pact with China, Canada to increase FDI inflows

    The federal government has sealed two agreements that would help to facilitate investment cooperation as well as  fast-track the inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country. While one of the agreements was between Nigeria and...

    • Posted May 27, 2014
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  • NERC retains N750 fixed charge for electricity consumption

    Power consumers in the country will from June 1 this year pay N750 as fixed charge for electricity instead of N1,500 that should have been paid, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said. According to NERC, the...

    • Posted May 27, 2014
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  • Shareholders approve N3bn capital issue for May & Baker

    Shareholders of May & Baker Nigeria Plc have authorised the directors of the company to raise up to N3 billion in new equity fund. The Shareholders gave the nod at the healthcare company’s annual general meeting (AGM)...

    • Posted May 27, 2014
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  • Crisis brews in Ondo over ownership of Owena Oil and Gas

    The  alleged moves  by the Ondo State Government to transfer  oil assets of Owena Oil and Gas Ltd to another entity, Owena Energy Company Ltd,  is creating a lot of controversies between the state government and stakeholders...

    • Posted May 27, 2014
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