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World Bank commits  $15bn to reducing child mortality, stunting in Africa

By Ruth Olurounbi, in Washington DC   The World Bank will spend as much as $15 billion in fiscal years 2021-2023 to “drastically” reduce...

David Malpass is new World Bank president

The World Bank’s executive board on Friday unanimously approved David Malpass as the development bank’s 13th president. The 63-year-old senior US Treasury official...

FG implements 140 reforms to ease business in Nigeria

  •Targets Nigeria to be among 100 countries by 2020     The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has disclosed that the Federal Government...

Nigeria plans 30-year FG bonds in Q2 as country’s debt profile grows 12%

Nigeria’s debt profile grew 12.25 percent, from N21.72 trillion in 2017 to N24.37 trillion ($79.437 billion) in 2018, driven by issuance of promissory...

N778.7bn DISCOS debt seen worsening electricity supply in Nigeria

A new report in a Nigerian local newspaper is claiming that a N778.7 billion debt owed to the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc...

Nigeria’s sluggish economic growth too weak to lift millions out of poverty – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Nigeria’s slow economic growth too weak to lift millions of Nigerians from poverty, despite 137 percent growth...

Keystone Bank appoints Abubakar Danlami Sule as Acting MD/CEO

  Keystone Bank Limited, has announced the resignation of Mr. Obeahon Ohiwerei as Managing Director/CEO of the Bank, and the appointment of Mr....

Innoson seals 7 GTB branches over N8.8 billion

Innoson motors Nigeria Limited has sealed seven branches of Guaranty Trust Bank, GTB to recover it’s N8.8 billion. The branches are: one in...

CBN slashes anchor lending rate by 4%

The Nigerian Central Bank on Tuesday slashed its Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by nearly four percent from 14% to 13.5 for the first...

Tony Elumelu Foundation selects 3,050 entrepreneurs for 2019 cohort

This year’s selected entrepreneurs for the Tony Elumelu Foundation’s entrepreneurship programme rose by 110 per cent to 3,050 from last year’s 1,450 people,...

Don’t buy substandard appliances, Schneider Electric warns

Lagos, In a bid to ensure electrical safety and installation of genuine equipment, Schneider Electric and its partners have embarked on a tour...

DMO offers FG bond for as low as N10,000

The Debt Management Office says it is now offering the general public an investment option in bonds as low as N10,000, which will...

Transcorp Hotels Soars Into Second Year Of Unprecedented Growth As Demand Thrives in 2018

  Shareholders laud ‘impressive performance, approve 15k per share as dividend   Renowned Africa’s leading hospitality brand, Transcorp Hotels Plc, grew its turnover...

UBA earnings hit N494bn, records significant asset growth

Growth driven by market share gains across Africa, bank says The United Bank for Africa Plc, the Pan-African financial institution, on the weekend...

After merger, new Access Bank sees operations commencing April 1

Subject to final regulatory approvals, including the High Court Sanction of the Scheme of merger with Diamond Bank, the new Access Bank will...

Sterling Bank seeks partnership with Nigeria’s travel agencies

Sterling Bank Plc said it is collaborating with the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) to develop a “mutually beneficial relationship between...