Economy Archives — Page 214 of 222

August 21, 2016 No Responses

How to tackle unemployment through Culture, tourism, by Minister

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said culture and tourism are key to addressing the challenges posed by lean resources and unemployment in the country ”In this period of tough economic challenges, caused by the steep fall...

August 21, 2016 No Responses

Emefiele emerges President of African Central Banks

(NAN) The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been elected President of the Association of African Central Banks (AACB). Mr. Emefiele, who was elected at the 39th Ordinary meeting of the Assembly of Governors of...

August 19, 2016 No Responses

Buhari tasks African Central Banks on repatriation of stolen funds

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged African Central Banks to play crucia role in the repatriation of stolen funds. Speaking at a meeting of the association of central bank governors in Abuja, Buhari called for the removal of all bureaucracies...

August 17, 2016 No Responses

CBN increases BDCs weekly sales to $50,000

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the amount of foreign exchange that Bureaux De Change (BDCs) can access from $30,000 to $50, 000 per week. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, Directors of CBN and some Managing Directors of...

August 17, 2016 No Responses

NDIC tasks Jaiz Bank on Corporate Governance

By Bademi Johnson – To successfully tackle various challenges facing Nigeria’s banking Industry, the management of Jaiz Bank Plc has been advised to strengthen its corporate governance mechanism. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Nig...

August 16, 2016 No Responses

Union Bank declares N8.7B profit in six months

For the first six months of this year, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc recorded profit after tax of N8.7 Billion compared with N6.3 Billion within same period in 2015. According to the Bank, total assets also increased from N1.046...

August 11, 2016 No Responses

South Africa overtakes Nigeria

By Adebisi Emmanuel – As Nigerians struggle with the reality of economic recession, South Africa’s economy has regained the position of Africa’s largest in dollar terms more than two years after losing it to Nigeria. Indeed, based on gross.....

August 11, 2016 No Responses

SEC to stop dividend warrant in 2017

By Moses Ebosele – AS part of measures to encourage investors in the Nigerian capital market to embrace e-dividend, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has concluded plans to abolish dividend warrant in June 2017. Briefing Journalists i...

August 10, 2016 No Responses

Declare state of emergency on economy, NUPENG tells Buhari

By Moses Ebosele – The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers (NUPENG) on Tuesday expressed worry over what it described as “parlous state” of the Nigerian economy. The union in a statement issued by its President, Dr Igwe...

August 10, 2016 No Responses

How to revive Nigeria’s economy, by NECA

By Moses Ebosele – Effort by the Federal Government to revamp the economy and stimulate growth in the face of the global economic downturn has been commended by the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA). The Association in a state...

August 9, 2016 No Responses

Nigeria to raise $1B Eurobond

The Federal Government has concluded plan to raise $1 Billion from International Capital Market in 2016. According to the Debt Management Office, the $1billion sale is the first tranche of a $4.5 billion Nigeria Global Medium-Term Notes Issuance Programme.....

August 9, 2016 No Responses

AfDB approves $9m equity investment for SME’s in Nigeria

(NAN) The African Development Bank has approved a nine million dollar equity investment in the Fund for Agricultural Finance in Nigeria (FAFIN) to provide expansion capital to agricultural small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This was contained in a pres...

August 5, 2016 No Responses

Buhari seeks stronger economic ties with Italy

(NAN)President Muhammadu Buhari has called for stronger trade and economic relations between Nigeria and Italy. A statement issued by the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, by Garba Shehu, explained that Buhari made the call wh...

August 3, 2016 No Responses

‘Dangote refinery will enhance West Africa’

By Moses Ebosele – President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbe and Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday canvassed support for the proposed Dangote Refinery project. Gnassingbe and Ambode who spoke during a tour of Dangote Refinery pro...