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Nigeria
Finance minister: this is our worst possible time
The full picture of Nigeria’s economic gloom was laid bare yesterday. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released its indices which showed that the economy had contracted for the second consecutive quarter. Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun, speaking after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, described the country as ...
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Nigeria
Facebook to embrace more Nigerian languages, says Zuckerberg
The Founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has pledged to use Nigerian languages in offering services on Facebook. Zuckerberg, who is on a business visit to Nigeria, made the promise at a meeting with software developers and ICT entrepreneurs yesterday in Lagos. Zuckerberg, yesterday explained why he chose Lagos as first ...
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Nigeria
Recession as inflation hits 17.1 per cent
Barely a month after two Federal Government officials announced that the economy was in a “technical” recession, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday confirmed the obvious. In its latest report, the Bureau says the economy has nosedived following rising inflation for nine unbroken years. Below are the highlights of ...
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Nigeria
Herdsmen fault Ekiti’s grazing regulation law
Cattle rearers in Ekiti State said Wednesday that the state government could not charge erring members of the association with terrorism for carrying light weapons. The herdsmen, under the aegis of Ekiti State chapter of the Jamu Nate Fulbe Association of Nigeria, an umbrella body for cattle rearers from Ilorin, ...
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Nigeria
NGO holds Town Hall Meeting to tackle corruption
The Centre for Law Enforcement Education in Nigeria CLEEN foundation on Wednesday held a Town Hall Meeting in Lagos to discuss ways to tackle corruption in public administration. The Town Hall meeting with the theme “ Fostering Citizens Support for the war against corruption in Nigeria” dealt on the topic, ...
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Nigeria
Herdsmen Disagree With Ekiti Govt Over New Grazing Law
Ekiti-based herdsmen from Ilorin, Kwara State, have criticised the new grazing law in Ekiti State saying, carrying lesser arms does not constitute offence under the country’s constitution Terrorism Prevention Act 2011. The body, under the aegis of the Jamu Nate Fulbe Association of Nigeria, said the provision in the new ...
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Nigeria
Banks To Now Accept Moveable Assets As Collateral – CBAN
The Credit Bureau Association of Nigeria (CBAN), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) are working towards improving access to loan facilities using movable assets as collateral. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the institutions held a one-day workshop in Kaduna, on Wednesday, to create ...
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Nigeria
Naira Hits N420/$ At Parallel Market As CBN’s Interventions Eat Up Reserves
The value of the naira at the parallel market continued to decline hitting N420 to the dollar, as dollar sales by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) boosted liquidity at the interbank market where the naira closed at N306 to the dollar. At the parallel market, the naira had weakened ...
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Nigeria
Total Plc Creates Opportunities For Retail Insurance Marketing
Total Nigeria Plc, has offered its vast outlet network to boost retail insurance as it enters into strategic partnership with Leadway Assurance Limited to sell motor insurance to the public. In the first phase of the initiative, Leadway’s Easy-To-Use 3rd party motor vehicle insurance recharge cards will go on sale ...
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Cina
Simplified visa program with China to begin in November
Ten-year, multi-vist visa expected to significantly boost business and tourist travel.