The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday said that 60 per cent or N132 billion of the N220 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development...
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on Friday said that the enforcement of ‘No Premium, No Cover’ policy impacted positively in Gross Premium Income (GPI) of Insurance...
Weekly transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed on Friday on depressed note as major blue chips recorded price loss. All- share index, which opened...
Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday ended on a bearish trend with the market capitalisation dropping by N41 billion due to price losses...
Brent oil rose weekend to above $107 a barrel as outlook reports indicated global oil demand will rise more quickly this year due to economic growth...
Federal government has disclosed that it will soon introduce a new textile policy that will stem the spate of dumping in Nigeria. This fact was disclosed...
Dangote Group, controlled by Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, is considering the purchase of Nigerian oil fields as international companies plan to sell onshore assets in...
The International Monetary Fund has raised its forecast for global growth this year as expansions in the U.S. and U.K. accelerate, and urged advanced economies to...
The Federal Government is planning to seek approval from the National Assembly (N/A) to increase a planned $100 million diaspora bond. The diaspora bond is to...
The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, said that the 2014 budget envisaged a net collectible revenue of N7.50 trillion. Okonjo-Iweala, who is the Coordinating...
Prof. Chinedu Nebo, the Minister of Power, has said the Federal Government would access four billion dollars from donor agencies to fund power transmission infrastructure in...
The performance of the manufacturing sector of the economy has defied the various fiscal incentives introduced by the Federal Government to boost the sector. In spite...
In recent times, news and analysis of who becomes the next CBN governor has flooded the newsstand. Some of the analyses are informed while many others...
When in the late 70s General Murtala Muhammed came on the Nigerian political scene, he created an unusual sensation. His words were laden with ‘immediate effect.’...
Federal Government has presented a budget proposal of N4.6 trillion for the 2014 fiscal year to the National Assembly. The proposed budget christened ‘budget for job...