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Nigeria’s GDP Growth Seen at 1% in 2021
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has projected that the Nigerian economy will grow by one per cent...
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Stock market reopens, upbeat as index rises by 0.80%
The Nigerian stock market yesterday reversed its losing streak to reopen upbeat, as the All-Share Index (ASI) gained 0.80 per...
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To Contain COVID-19 Spread, FG to Issue Travellers Permits
The federal government yesterday unfolded a new policy to contain the importation of COVID-19 into the country, especially by international...
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Afreximbank predicts 10% rise in 2021 oil prices
Oil prices are expected to rise around 10 per cent over the next year, according to the Afreximbank African Commodity...
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Alibaba Increases Share Repurchase Programme
Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Limited listed in Hong Kong fell on Monday over seven per cent to HK$212.20 ($27.37)...
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Uncertainty, sluggish reforms dampen 2021 economic outlook
Though the economy is expected to exit recession in the new year, the Organised Private Sector (OPS) is wary about...
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National Assembly transmits N13.5tn budget to Buhari
The National Assembly has transmitted the 2021 Appropriation Bill of N13.5tn to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The...
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W’Bank Urges Nigeria, Others to Tackle Corruption in State Owned Enterprises
The World Bank has offered Nigeria and other countries that have State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) potential solutions to corrupt and...
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72 hrs to end of year: Buhari yet to assent to 2021 budget
Jan-Dec circle threatened We’re studying document – Presidency Seventy-two hours to the end of the year, the 2021 appropriation bill...
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BoI concludes $1bn syndicated term loan
The Bank of Industry has announced the successful conclusion of a landmark $1bn loan syndication transaction aimed at improving the...
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Telecoms Operators Groan as States Hike Charges
Telecoms operators are lamenting the recent hike in telecoms charges by federal and state government agencies, a situation that has...
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Workers withdrew N2.18bn pension savings in Q3 – PenCom
About 1,286 workers under the Contributory Pension Scheme withdrew N2.18bn from the voluntary contributions in their Retirement Savings Accounts with...
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Court Restrains NAICOM from Enforcing Deadline on Insurance Firms’ Recapitalisation
Justice C. J. Aneke of the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has restrained the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM)...
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New cheque standards: An innovation of dying habit
From January to October this year, the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) processed a total of 3.94 million cheques. The...
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ABCON Seeks to Become Payment Agents for Diaspora Remittances
The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to...
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COVID-19: Lagos, CAN may clash as Buhari mourns 20 doctors
• FG Vows To Prioritise Health Workers’ Welfare • No Vigil, Lagos Insists • Crossover Services Will Hold From 10pm...
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Mikano Motors to roll out gas, electric vehicles
Mikano Motors, a subsidiary of Mikano International Limited, has completed plans to roll out autogas vehicles and electric cars in...
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Bill Gates wonders why numbers of cases, deaths are not high in Africa
Bill Gates, a co-founder of Microsoft and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), has said he does not understand why...
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Insecurity: Reps drop Buhari invitation, apologise to Presidency
The House of Representatives is no longer keen on inviting President Muhammadu Buhari to address it on the security challenge...
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Third Mainland Bridge shut for three days
The federal government has shut the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos to enable it carry out urgent repairs. The closure...
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Nigeria’s Q3 oil exports to US suffer 820,000-barrels drop
The volume of Nigerian crude oil bought by the United States dropped by 11.83 per cent in the third quarter...
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COVID-19: Foundation opposes forced vaccination, religious restrictions
The Equity International Initiative (Ell) has cautioned the Federal Government against forceful vaccination of the COVID-19 vaccines on Nigerians. The...
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Movers, shakers of economy in 2020
As it would be expected, in early 2020, economic activities had not gained much traction before Nigeria fell to the...
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COVID-19 second wave: ‘Over 20 doctors die in one week’
At least, 20 doctors have died of COVID-19 across the country in the last one week, the Nigerian Medical Association...
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2021 Budget: NASS releases details of its N128b allocation
The culture of secrecy surrounding the annual allocations to the legislative arm may be over following the decision of the...
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