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2020 Budget: An end to Nigeria’s budget cycle conundrum?
The Senate and the House of Representatives in a joint session passed the 2020 Appropriation Bill that was presented by...
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Banking sector NPLs down, loans up
NPL ratio for the Nigerian banking sector was down 2.6ppts q/q to 6.7% in Q3 2019 from 9.3% in Q2...
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Pension: Low RSA balances – a subtly growing concern
Not less than 109,284 workers within the Nigerian labour force have quit the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) as of the...
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Dangote Sugar Refinery: Revenue recovers but cost pressures remain
Dangote Sugar in its recently released 9M 2019 financials reported a marginal y/y growth in revenue to N117.4 billion in...
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Government reviews stamp duty charge
Federal Government has reviewed the N50 stamp duty charge on electronic payments in the country following public outcry.
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Budget: Bill to compulsory 40% allocation to capex passes second reading
Yesterday, at the lower chamber of the National Assembly, legislation a Bill to compulsory 40% allocation to capex passes second...
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No surprise as MPC retains policy rates, balancing effects between rising inflation and tepid growth
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the CBN maintained status quo on all policy rates at the meeting which ended...
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Capital flows to Nigeria down for the second consecutive quarter by 7.8% q/q
The publication from the NBS disclosed that capital imported into the Nigerian economy declined in the third quarter by 7.8%.
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Economy: FG restates commitment to border closure
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed reaffirmed the government’s plan to keep the border closed.
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Enyimba Economic City: A tale of N500 billion and 625,000 jobs
Earlier in the month, Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu took a major step towards actualising the vision of...
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