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Central bank of Nigeria says N500 billion is not missing from its vaults

CBN says it has no ‘missing’ or ‘stolen’ money problem The Central Bank of Nigeria on Sunday said that contrary to media...

EFCC is investigating missing N5bn from Nigeria’s tax agency

FIRS chief says missing billions not taxpayers’ money The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) a few months ago began investigation into...

Things you should know about Ramadan, Islam’s holy month of fasting

Muslims around the globe are gearing up for the holy month of Ramadan, which begins after May 5 this year.Throughout the holiday, observers...

Emefiele’s Control and IMF’s Applause

Tayo Isaac In a world where many economies are suffering and where there is no shortage of gloom forecast, the International Monetary...

ITF NISDP Graduates Need More Than Start-Up Packs – Senate

  The Chairman, Senate Committee on Commerce, Trade and Industry, Senator Sam Egwu, has declared that graduates of the National Industrial Skills...

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...

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...

President Muhammadu Buhari congratulated First Bank Nigeria on its 125th anniversary

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Abuja congratulated First Bank Nigeria on its 125th anniversary, which he said “historically and remarkably marked...

Buhari assures expeditious action on new minimum wage report

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that expeditious action will be taken on the report on the New National Minimum Wage. The Presidential Advisory...

Emefiele And Financial Inclusion In Nigeria

By Andrew Idakwo In developing countries, there is a consistent challenge of ensuring that more and more persons, especially those in the...

Nigeria loses $10bn in oil palm revenue year, Emefiele says

If Nigeria had kept pace with its peers in supporting improved cultivation of palm oil in the last 25 years, the country...

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...

Dogara raises concern over Buhari’s comment on ‘ballot box snatching’

  The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has described the statement by President Muhammadu Buhari, directing security agents to...

INEC extends deadline for PVC collection to February 11

The Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) has extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards to Monday, February 11, 2019....

Minimum Wage: Osinbajo, govs in crucial NEC meeting

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently presiding over the National Economic Council, NEC, meant to deliberate on the new N30,000 minimum wage...