Kenyan banks are now relying more on secured borrowing to manage their short-term funding needs, as the value of secured interbank lending doubled in just one month. According to official …
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Nigeria’s bond demand declines amid rate hike worries
Nigeria’s bond market is currently facing serious challenges as investor interest has dropped due to fear of rising interest rates and uncertainty in the economy. The Central Bank of Nigeria, …
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CBN cuts Ways & Means by 59% in boost for reforms
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced its Ways and Means advances to the Federal Government by 59 percent, signalling a new phase of fiscal discipline under the leadership …
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NASSI Partners Dangote Group to Boost Investment in Nasarawa State
The Nasarawa State Chapter of the Nigeria Association of Small-Scale Industrialists (NASSI) has entered into a partnership with Dangote Industries Limited to explore new investment opportunities and boost industrial development …
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Govt delists CNG conversion centre over sharp practices
The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (PCNGI) has removed one of its key conversion partners, Charles Goriola Yakub of C & L Smart Energy Limited, over what it described …
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FG Launches Creative Economy Development Fund to Support Nigerian Creatives, Opens Applications
The Federal Government has launched a new funding programme called the Creative Economy Development Fund (CEDF) to support people working in Nigeria’s creative sector. The fund was introduced by the …
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Tinubu to Meet Power Firms as FG Moves to Tackle N4tn Electricity Sector Debt Crisis
President Bola Tinubu is expected to meet with the leadership of Nigeria’s power-generating companies (GenCos) in a high-level intervention aimed at addressing the N4tn debt threatening the country’s already fragile …
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Dangote Vows to Keep Fighting for $20bn Refinery Amid Alleged Sabotage
President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said he is still fighting for the survival of his $20 billion refinery in Lekki, Lagos State. Dangote, Africa’s richest man, revealed …
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Aviation Union Raises Alarm Over Safety, Revenue Cuts, and Labour Concerns
The President of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Ben Nnabue, has warned that the continued deduction of 50 per cent from the internally generated revenue (IGR) of …
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LCCI Projects $538m Yearly Agro-Processing Investment for Nigeria’s Growth
The Agricultural and Allied Group of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has said Nigeria must invest at least $538 million every year for 10 years to grow …