Economy Archives — Page 224 of 230

July 27, 2016 No Responses

NAHCO shareholders get N324.8m dividend

By Moses Ebosele – Shareholders of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc on Tuesday, in Abuja, approved quest by the board of the company to pay dividend of 20 kobo per share, amounting to N324.8million for the year ended Decenber...

July 27, 2016 No Responses

CBN raises interest rate to 14 per cent

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised monetary policy rate (MPR) from 12 per cent to 14 per cent as part of measures to curtail inflation. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele explained at the end of the Monetary Policy Committee...

July 27, 2016 No Responses

FBN declares 10.5 % drop in profit

By Moses Ebosele – For the six months ended June 30, 2016, FBN Holdings Plc attained Profit After Tax of N35.9 Billion, down by 10.5 per cent when compared with N40.1 Billion recorded within same period in 2015. According to...

July 26, 2016 No Responses

Global market capitalisation drops to $67.2 trillion in six months

By Moses Ebosele – A report put together by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has revealed that between January and June this year, global market capitalisation declined by 9.4 per cent to reach $67.2 trillion, compared with $74.2...

July 26, 2016 No Responses

FG explains $42.5 per barrel benchmark for 2017

The Federal Government has proposed $42.5 per barrel benchmark for the year 2017. Presenting the 2017-2019 Meduim Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) to civil society group in Abuja on Monday, Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udoma, explai...

July 25, 2016 No Responses

Lagos targets N30b monthly revenue

(NAN) The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it will reduce dependence on federal allocation by increasing its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to a monthly target of N30 billion in 2017. It also said that it would increase the IGR...

July 24, 2016 No Responses

CBN direct banks to sell forex to BDCs

By Moses Ebosele – AS part of measures to ensure stability of the Exchange rate, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed agent banks approved for international money transfer operators to sell foreign currency accruing from inward money remittan...

July 24, 2016 No Responses

LCCI partners German counterpart on trade, investment

By Moses Ebosele – The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Nigeria (DGIC) as part of measures to boost trade, investment and knowledge transfer....

July 22, 2016 No Responses

Nigeria in recession, minister admits

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has admitted that Nigeria’s economy is going through a recession. Speaking during plenary session at the Senate, the minister explained that the Federal Government is aware of the sufferings the recession may have.....

July 21, 2016 No Responses

Presco shareholders get N1billion dividend today

By Moses Ebosele – Proposal by the board of Presco Plc to pay a dividend of 100kobo per share, amounting to N1billion for the year ended December 31, 2015 has been approved by shareholders. Addressing shareholders yesterday during the company’s.....

July 21, 2016 No Responses

Lafarge records N28billion loss in Q2

By Moses Ebosele – For the second quarter ended June 2016, Lafarge Africa Plc has recorded a pre-tax loss of N28billion. In its report to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) yesterday, the company attributed the loss to dwindling foreign...

July 21, 2016 No Responses

NSE partners Dangote Cement on price information scheme

By Moses Ebosele – The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has entered into a contract to provide Dangote Cement Plc its Issuers Share Price Information service. The Issuers Share Price Information is an offering that enables companies listed on the...

July 20, 2016 No Responses

Expert cautions against mass retrenchment

By Moses Ebosele – AN economist, Matthew R. Otoide has challenged the Federal Government to ‘do everything within its power’ to stop ongoing retrenchment across the country. In a chat with City BusinessNews, Otoide explained that the developme...

July 20, 2016 No Responses

UBA partners Mastercard on payments infrastructure

TO further consolidate on its activities, United Bank for Africa (UBA) has partnered Master Card on payment infrastructure across the Africa continent. The partnership which cuts across the 19 African countries in which UBA currently operates include Nige...