The trade volume between Nigeria and European Union (EU) reached 25.3 billion euros in 2017, Head of EU delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, has said.... Read More
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Today’s technology offers financial institutions in Africa countless opportunities to improve their business
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Speakers at the International Conference on Responsible and Inclusive Finance (ICRIF) held in Kigali on 21 March urged Rwandan microfinance institutions (MFIs) to embrace new-age technology... Read More
Doomsday Approaches: National Assembly Stall NFIU Decision, Nigeria Credit Ratings Downgrade Looming
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Doomsday Approaches: National Assembly Stall NFIU Decision, Nigeria Credit Ratings Downgrade Looming
As concerns mount over the expulsion of Nigeria by the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units next month, international credit rating agencies are mulling the... Read More
Real estate stakeholders identify inadequate finance, poor infrastructure as obstacle to growth
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Some stakeholders in the real estate sector have identified poor infrastructure and lack of finance as the challenges to the growth of the sector. They... Read More
Confused lady cries out as jobless lover proposes to her with an ear ring
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A confused lady has cried out on her social media platform, seeking for advise as her jobless boyfriend of three years proposed to her with... Read More
Treat money laundering, others with zero tolerance, Osinbajo advises W/Africa
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The Federal Government on Saturday called on countries in the West African sub-region to treat money laundering and other illicit financial crimes with zero tolerance.... Read More
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday said about N797.51 billion revenue generated from Value Added Tax (VAT) between January and October was... Read More
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, says the world is moving away from oil, hence, it will no longer be an... Read More
Microsoft’s Bill Gates has yet again been dethroned as the world’s richest man. According to recent financial standing, the Microsoft’s co-founder, Bill Gates has traded... Read More
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday imposing new financial sanctions on Venezuela over President Nicolas Maduro’s undemocratic actions amid efforts to... Read More
Afreximbank, finance professionals to meet on structured trade finance in Cape Verde
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The African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) says it is committed to boosting African trade by enhancing the capacity of African professionals on international trade and trade-related... Read More
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on Thursday in Lagos met with leading Nigerian investors to push for strong participation in the bank’s $300 million equity... Read More
Australia says organised crime in financial sector costing $28bn annually
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Organised crime in the financial sector is costing Australia 28.43 billion dollars (A$36 billion) annually, the criminal intelligence authority said on Thursday. Money laundering was... Read More
FAAC: Revenue drops by N184.2bn as FG, states, LGs share N467.8bn in August
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Mrs Kemi Adeosun, Minister of Finance, said on Tuesday that the Federal Government, states and local governments shared N467.8 billion in August. This indicates a... Read More
Americans’ debt level notched another record-high in the second-quarter on the back of modest rises in mortgage, auto and credit-card-debt where delinquencies jumped. The media... Read More
TETFund disburses N1.72b to finance research works in tertiary institutions
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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) says it has disbursed about N1.72 billion to finance research works in different thematic areas in tertiary institutions across... Read More
The Federal Government on Monday offered for subscription a two-year savings bond at 13.535 per cent and three-year savings bond at 14.535 per cent. The... Read More
AG orders arrest of Ethiopian minister of finance on suspicion of corruption
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The Attorney-General’s Office on Friday ordered the arrest of Ethiopian Minister of State for finance on suspicion of corruption, part of an anti-graft drive that... Read More
Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun said on Wednesday that the volume of trade between Nigeria and Singapore reached N846 billion from 2011 to 2015 while... Read More
Kogi releases N4.2bn for workers salary, N2bn to LGCs — Finance Commissioner
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Kogi Government has released N2 billion to the 21 local government councils in the state as their share of the N6.2 billion of the Paris... Read More
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala To Start Earning £130,000 Yearly As She Lands New Job
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A former Minster of Finance in the country, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been appointed as an independent non-executive director at the Standard Chartered Plc in the... Read More
FG approves N3.38bn facility for Plateau Govt to boost potato production
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The Federal Government has approved a loan facility of N3.38 billion for Plateau Government to boost the production of Irish potatoes in the state, the... Read More
How We Keep Our Money – JJC Skillz Opens Up On Financial Relationship With Funke Akindele
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Nigerian actress, Funke Akindele’s hubby, JJC Skillz has in a recent interview opened up on their financial relationship. The actress’ hubby who recently addressed the... Read More
A relationship is something that you cannot predict accurately. You might have the strongest bond, but no one can predict what will happen in future.... Read More
U.S. President Donald Trump promised 50 million dollars to a World Bank Fund for female entrepreneurs in the developing world during the Group of 20... Read More
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has justified the reason why Nigeria plunged into recession. The National Chairman of the... Read More
CBN to support funding of cooperative agency to ensure financial inclusion
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will support the Cooperative Financing Agency of Nigeria (CFAN) to ensure financial inclusion in the country. The... Read More
Nigeria’s Acting President, Yemi Osinabajo, has, Thursday, signed an executive bill seeking to back the implementation of the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS).... Read More
The Nigerian Custom Service generated a total sum of N239.4bn in the first three months of this year, figures obtained from the Federal Ministry of... Read More
FAAC: NNPC completes refund of N450 billion to FG, States, LGs –Adeosun
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Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has completed the refund of N450 billion to the federation account, to be shared among the federal, states and local... Read More
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