Economy Archives — Page 211 of 247

November 24, 2017 No Responses

2017 Budget: FERMA gets N800m out of N25b

Out of the N25billion budget of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), only N800million has been received, the Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Babatunde Fashola has said. Briefing members of the Senate Committee on Federal Roads Maintenance Agency...

November 23, 2017 No Responses

Nestle sustains growth profile, hits N1,300 per share

For the third consecutive day, Nestle Nigeria Plc on Wednesday led the gainers’ table, appreciating by N38.84 to close at N1,300 per share. Unilever came second with a gain of N2.15 to close at N39 95, while Zenith International Bank...

November 19, 2017 No Responses

‘Treat money laundering, financial crimes with zero tolerance’

Treat money laundering, financial crimes with zero tolerance to maintain and sustain economic, financial and political stability, the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has said. Prof. Osinbajo stated this at the opening ceremony of the Inter-Governmental Acti...

November 17, 2017 No Responses

NSE’s market capitalisation regains N77b

The market capitalisation of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) which opened at N12.673 trillion on Thursday, increased by N77 billion or 0.61 per cent to close at N12.750 trillion due to the listing of rights issue of Unilever and Transnationwide. ...

November 17, 2017 No Responses

AAAF empowers widows, orphans, others in Northern Nigeria

Since the inception of its Northern Nigeria operations few years ago, the Ajoke Ayisat Afolabi Foundation, the philanthropic arm of SIFAX Group, has empowered over 6,000 indigents people, including destitute, widows and orphans. This was disclosed by the fou...

November 17, 2017 No Responses

CFAO Photo News

Mr Thomas Pelletier, Country Manager, CFAO Nigeria introducing the first Fuso Truck assembled in Lagos during the official commissioning of Fuso Assembly Plant in Lagos on Thursday

November 16, 2017 No Responses

Ghana budgets $13.9b for 2018

The Ghanaian government plans to spend 13.9 billion dollars (62 billion Ghana cedis) in the 2018 fiscal year, the country’s finance minister said on Wednesday. Presenting the government’s fiscal policy to parliament, Kenneth Ofori-Atta, said the budget, w...

November 15, 2017 No Responses

Labour seeks panel on new national minimum wage

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com – The Association of Senior Civil Servant of Nigeria (ASCSN) has advised the Federal Government to constitute a panel to negotiate new national minimum wage. In an address delivered on Tuesday in Enugu b...

November 15, 2017 No Responses

Market capitalisation depreciates by N124billion

Transactions on the floor of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ended on Tuesday in the negative territory as market capitalisation dropped by N124billion. Specifically, the market capitalisation lost N124 billion or 0.96 per cent to close at N12.789 trilli...