Okonjo-Iweala confirmed as WTO DG, reveals her top priority
The World Trade Organization has chosen Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as its first female and first African
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Nigerian stocks suffer N660bn loss amid profit-taking
Nigerian stocks finished lower at the end of trading in the second week of the month as investors continued to
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CBN circulars on cryptos, others may be spooking foreign investors – FDC
The circulars from the Central Bank of Nigeria on cryptocurrency transactions, repatriation of export proceeds and diaspora remittances may be
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Naira tumbles at I&E window, strengthens on black market
The Nigerian currency plunged by 1.17 percent on Friday against the dollar at the Investors’ and Exporters’ Foreign Exchange Window.
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Nigeria sets up infrastructure company to bridge huge deficit
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of an infrastructure company, named Infra-Co, with an initial seed capital of N1
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AfDB, AGF to unlock $2bn loans for women entrepreneurs
The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa programme has agreed a partnership with the African Guarantee
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Nigeria plans more borrowing, targets 40% debt-to-GDP
Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, is looking to increase its debt-to-GDP ratio to 40 percent by 2023 from10.35 percent at the
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Ecobank Nigeria’s $300m bond oversubscribed by three times
Ecobank Nigeria, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, has said its $300 million bond was more than three
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Naira rises to 475 against dollar after crypto ban
The Nigerian currency strengthened against the dollar on Thursday at the parallel market for the second day after the Central
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CBN ban: SEC puts plan to regulate cryptocurrencies on ice
The Securities and Exchange Commission has put on hold its plan to regulate cryptocurrencies and other digital assets following last
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