Business

By Yinka Kolawole The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has disclosed plans by the Federal Government to publish indicators tracking poverty, incomes and inequality to assess the impact of the government’s economic reforms on the living standards of Nigerians. He said the move is aimed at addressing criticism of the […]

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•May confiscate unutilised balance By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has directed Bureau De Changes, BDCs, to sell unutilised foreign exchange (FX) balances to the Nigerian Foreign Exchange, NFEM, market within twenty-four (24) hours of the expiry of the utilisation period. The apex bank disclosed this in its regulatory guidance on purchase of […]

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By Etop Ekanem Nigeria’s foremost development finance institution, Bank of Industry (BoI) has secured a 60 million euro credit facility from the European Investment Bank to fund Nigeria’s cocoa and dairy value addition drive, with a focus on processing, ingredients and chocolate manufacturing. Managing Director/CEO of BoI, Dr. Olasupo Olusi, disclosed this during the Africa Cocoa […]

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By Peter Egwuatu  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has commenced a nationwide enlightenment campaign to help Nigerians recover unclaimed dividends and other monies arising from capital market transactions. The campaign, which began with a town hall meeting in Lagos yesterday, is aimed at sensitising investors on the existence of unclaimed monies, the role of the […]

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•Reforms restore investor confidence •Bigger banks will drive growth – Cardoso By Babajide Komolafe Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, yesterday, said Nigeria’s external reserves have risen to about $52 billion, while net external reserves have exceeded $40 billion. He attributed the improvements to reforms that have restored investor confidence and […]

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