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Ethiopia in Default on Missed $33 Million Bond Payment – S&P
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S&P Global Ratings declared that Ethiopia made a selective default after the government missed a coupon payment Monday and announced it wouldn’t pay it...
IEA Raises 2024 Oil Demand Growth Projection by 130,000 bpd
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Global oil demand growth is materially slowing down this quarter compared to the third quarter, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday, but at...
NNPCL Uncovers Over 4,800 Illegal Oil Pipeline Connections in Nigeria
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says it discovered over 4,800 illegal connections on oil pipelines in the country in what is a...
Sanusi Wants NNPCL Audit, Says President Shouldn’t Be Petroleum Minister
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Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has called for a proper audit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company...
CBN To Freeze Bank Accounts Without BVN, NIN Starting April 2024
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will freeze accounts without a Bank Verification Number (BVN) or National Identification Number (NIN) from April...
Tinubu Presents N27.5trn 2024 Budget With Focus on Security, Economy
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President Bola Tinubu presented the 2024 budget to the National Assembly’s joint session on Wednesday.
It is President Tinubu’s first full-year budget since he assumed...
Supreme Court Rules Old, New Naira Notes Remain Legal Tender Indefinitely
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that the old N200, N500, N1000 notes should continue to co-exist with the new naira notes till further...
Tinubu Seeks Reps’ Approval For $8.6bn, €100m External Borrowing
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President Bola Tinubu has written the House of Representatives seeking the approval of the green chamber for $8.6bn and €100m external borrowing plan for...
President Tinubu To Present 2024 Budget Wednesday
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President Bola Tinubu will present the 2024 budget to the National Assembly on Wednesday.
This is according to a memo dated November 27, 2023, signed...
Nigerian Banks to Undergo New Recapitalisation Exercise – Cardoso
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Nigeria’s central bank has urged lenders to recapitalise their balance sheets in the face of high inflation, currency weakness and slow economic growth.
“We must...