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Tinubu Presents N27.5Trn 2024 Proposed Budget To National Assembly

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday presented an Appropriation Bill of N27.5 trillion for  fiscal 2024 to the National Assembly for passage. Presenting the proposed budget tagged “Budget of Renewed Hope” to the joint session of the National Assembly, the President explained that the key thrusts of the fiscal proposal were national defence, internal security, job […]

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CBN Directs Banks On Issuance, Acceptance Of Old, New Naira Banknotes

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday directed banks to continue to issue and accept old and new Naira banknotes nationwide. The apex bank, in a statement issued by the Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mrs. Sidi Ali Hakama, clarified: “Following the order of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, November 29, granting the prayer of […]

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NDIC Mulls Upward Review Of Deposit Insurance Coverage

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) on Wednesday hinted of its plans to increase maximum deposit insurance coverage payment to depositors of liquidated Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), Primary Mortgage Institutions (PMIs), and Microfinance Banks (MFBs) in furtherance of its financial system stability roles. Similarly, the corporation disclosed that it had  introduced the Single Customer View […]

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FG To Invest $1.1Bn In Six Ports’ Rehabilitation

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has outlined plans to invest about $1.1 billion (about N800 billion) in the various ports across the country in furtherance of its current efforts to reduce the high turnaround times of vessels and improve ports efficiency. The Managing Director of the Authority, Mohammed Bello-Koko,  in an X post on Monday, […]

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Air Safety: Minister Summons Aviation Agencies’ Heads To Emergency Meeting

Apparently worried by the rising air travels incidents across the nation’s airports in recent weeks, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has summoned heads of aviation regulatory agencies to an emergency meeting to parley on the worrisome development in the industry. The minister’s invitation to the industry’s chiefs for the meeting […]

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Investment Analysts Forecast Positive Momentum In NGX

Investment researchers at Bancorp Securities Limited, a leading investment research firm in Nigeria, have predicted some modicum of positive outlook for Nigerian Exchange’s trading this week as macroeconomic indices continued to reflect positive sentiment in the nation’s economy. The investment experts, in the firm’s ‘Weekly Stock Recommendation For Nov 27 –Dec 01 2023’ report noted […]

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FG Initiates Moves To Halt Rising Cooking Gas Price

As the Yuletide celebration season is fast approaching and with consumers lamenting the surging prices of commodities, the Federal Government has set up a committee with a mandate to make recommendations on how to boost domestic supplies of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas. The Committee was set up by the Minister […]

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FG Justifies 50% Subsidy On Agric Inputs’ Supply To Farmers

The Federal Government has approved a 50% reduction in the cost of agricultural inputs for farmers, aligning with the commencement of dry season farming, which kicked off last Saturday nationwide. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in a statement on Friday disclosed that the Minister of Agriculture, Abubakar Kyari, will lead the launch […]

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Maida Urges Nokia To Invest In R&D Of Nigeria’s ICT Industry

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has urged Nokia Networks, one of the global leading ICT firms, to increase its investments in Research and Development (R&D) of the nation’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to support the industry’s sustainable growth. Maida, made the […]

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SERAP Urges World Bank To Suspend Loans To Nigeria’s 36 States

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a leading civil advocacy group in Nigeria,  has urged the World Bank to suspend further loans to Nigeria’s 36 states until previous ones are accounted for. The group hinged its stance on what it termed recurring allegations of mismanagement of public funds by state governors, including loans which […]