Economy
Ecobank Nigeria launches radio programme for SMEs
Ecobank Nigeria has launched a radio programme – “Ecobank Business Hour” targeted at empowering small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country. …
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Customs generates N1.5trn in 2020, despite border closure
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced that it generated a revenue of N1.5 trillion for the year 2020, a rise compared…
Economy
Global economy to expand by 4% in 2021—WBG
World Bank Group President David Malpass has projected that the global economy is expected to expand 4 per cent in 2021, assuming…
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Furore over N4bn domestic airline stimulus ranges as ministry refuses to disclose sharing formula
Officials of ministry of Aviation are nervous as controversy over the formula used to disburse the N4billion airline stimulus package has pinched…
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Rising debt worries Nigerians as debt service gulped N1.99trn in 9 months
Nigeria’s rising debt profiles is giving some policy makers sleepless night as the amount used to servicing debt between January and September…
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NANTS decries absence of national trade policy as AfCFTA agreement takes-off
The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) has called for an urgent drafting of a Nigerian national trade policy document to harmonised…
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UK gives £7m to Nigeria to fight hunger
The United Kingdom has pledged an additional £7 million in aid to Nigeria to to fight worsening food crisis resulting from the…
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FG, cement manufacturers agree on discount charge for ESP 300,000 social housing units
As part of its determination to ensure the success of the Social Housing scheme where the Buhari administration will construct 300,000 houses…
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Edo govt, GIZ partner on initiatives for state’s post-COVID-19 economic sustainability
The Edo State Government has partnered with the German development agency, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), on strengthening the…
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Obaseki charges Nigerian manufacturers, youths to exploit opportunities offered by AfCFTA
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged manufacturers and Nigeria’s industrious youths to exploit the opportunities offered by the Africa Continental…
Economy
KPMG names Ecobank Nigeria among 2020 customer experience leaders
KPMG Nigeria, has ranked Ecobank Nigeria among the top three banks with good customer experience in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME)…
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Afrexim, Credit Suisse arrange $1bn 3-year syndicated term loan to BOI
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) said it has successfully raised a $1billion facility for the Bank of Industry, Nigeria’s state-owned development bank. The…
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Nigeria declares January 2021 AfCFTA sensitisation month
The Nigerian Government has said that it will begin the sensitisation of Nigeria businesses toward the effective participation in the African Continental…
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High tariffs on automobiles will not necessarily lead to growth in the industry—Osinbajo
Vice-President Professor Yemi Osinbajo has said that maintaining high tariffs on automobile imported into the country will not necessarily lead to growth…
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Outlook for Nigerian economy in 2021 gloomy— LCCI
Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said that the out look for business in Nigeria in the coming year is gloomy…