Business and Finance
Nigeria cocoa output bounce back in 2017/18
The president of Cocoa Association in Nigeria, said Thursday that the country should see a bumper cocoa harvest in the coming...
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August inflation to come in at 15.97%, says Access Bank’s EIG, expects high treasury bills rate on CBN liquidity tightening
Analysts at Access Bank’s Economic Intelligence Group (EIG) say they are betting on Nigeria’s year-on-year August inflation coming in at...
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Supply-side factors of shale, new technologies to keep oil prices lower for longer
Oil prices have been forecast to remain lower than the pre-2014 $100 a barrel for a longer period on supply-side...
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High non-performing loans put banks at risk of collapse
Against the general belief in many quarters that the Nigerian financial system has stabilised, the reverse may be the case...
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Dangote considers acquiring largest cement firm in South Africa
In a bid to extend to consolidate on its growing business empire across the African continent, Africa’s richest man and...
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PIB: The USD15 billion bill
The Nigerian Senate in May 2017 passed the first tranche of the much-anticipated Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), representing a historic...
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LNG glut may flip to deficit as U.S. seen becoming biggest producer by 2035
The global glut plaguing liquefied natural gas markets may start to dwindle in five years, threatening to spur a deficit equivalent...
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Nigeria’s central bank deploys electronic platform for efficient processing of capital investment inflows
Nigeria’s central bank has deployed an electronic certificate of capital importation (eCCI) platform, which it said would enhance transparency and...
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Nigeria target for Kenyan ride-hailing app, Little, as it plans 2018 fund raising
Nigeria is the target of Kenya’s ride-hailing app, Little, as it seeks to attract investors from the United States Silicon...
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