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Reps suspend 2019 budget consideration indefinitely
The
House of Representatives has suspended the second reading of the 2019
Appropriation Bill indefinitely.
The
Speaker, Mr…
CBN unveils new policy to increase access to banking services
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday unveiled the National Financial Inclusion Strategy designed to ensure that at least…
I’ll privatise NNPC even if they kill me – Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, said on Wednesday that he would privatise the…
Nigeria’s inflation up by 11.44% – NBS
The
consumer price index, which measures inflation, increased to 11.44
percent in December 2018, the National Bureau of…
Average petrol price decreased across Nigeria in December – NBS
The
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday said the average price
per litre for premium motor spirit (petrol) decreased…
CBN, SEC grant approval in principle to Access, Diamond banks’ merger
Access Bank and Diamond Bank Plc have obtained approval in principle from the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Securities and…
2020: CBN moves to attain 80% financial inclusion target
National Financial inclusion stakeholders in Nigeria, led by the
Central Bank of Nigeria, plan to converge for the launch of key…
First Bank recapitalises Ghana subsidiary with fresh $72.5m
First
Bank Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of First Bank Nigeria Limited, has
now been recapitalised, following an injection of…
Online retail outlet, Dealdey shuts down operations in Nigeria
Nearly
a year after facing some financial challenges, which led to a mass
layoffs of hundreds of its employees, Dealdey has…
New Minimum Wage: Buhari summons emergency FEC meeting over labour’s…
President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned a Special Federal Executive Council meeting over labour's demand for a new minimum wage.…