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CBN Lifts Forex Restrictions on Importation of 43 Items
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has finally lifted the foreign exchange restrictions it placed on importers of 43 items eight years ago.
The CBN...
IMF Forecasts Nigerian GDP Growth of 2.9% This Year
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced its GDP growth forecast for the Nigerian economy in 2023, issuing revised figures in its World Economic...
Reinvest Fuel Subsidy Money To Improve Nigeria’s Economy, Kaduna Clergy Tasks Govt
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By Abdulwaheed Olayinka Adubi, Kaduna.
The Archbishop of Diocese of Kaduna , Anglican communion, Most Reverend Timothy Yahaya, has urged the Tinubu led administration to...
Nigeria External Reserves Fall By $841m In Three Months
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Nigeria’s external reserves fell by $841.75m between July and September, figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria revealed.
The CBN revealed in its report...
N-Power: Tinubu To Probe Disbursement Of Multi-Billion Naira Funds
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President Bola Tinubu administration has announced indefinite suspension of the multi-billion naira N-Power programme and a probe of how it has been administered since...
World Bank Warns CBN, Ethiopian, Ugandan Central Banks Against Risky Monetary Policies
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The World Bank has cautioned three African Central Banks; the Central Banks of Nigeria (CBN), Ethiopia, and Uganda against taking risky monetary initiatives.
These initiatives,...
Exxon Eyes $60 Billion Acquisition Of Pioneer Natural Resources
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Exxon is in talks to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources in a deal that could be worth up to $60 billion, the Wall Street Journal...
Works Minister Umahi Seeks N217Billion Fund To Construct 260 Roads, 8 Bridges
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The Minister of Works Sen. David Umahi says that the ministry needs a total of N217Billion to reconstruct 260 road projects and eight bridges...
Naira to Weaken Further as Govt Capacity to Defend Currency Limited – Fitch
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A widening gap between the official and parallel market exchange rates of the Nigerian naira indicates the government’s lack of capacity to stabilize the...
State Governors Borrow N46Billion From Three Banks To Pay Salaries
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State governors borrow about N46.17bn from three banks to pay salaries between January and June 2023, according to findings by The PUNCH.
The findings were...