The World Bank has said that subsidies benefit only rich households and reduce government spending on poor Nigerians. This was contained in a statement on the bank’s website announcing the …
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Nigerians’ investment in Bitcoin increases by 5% in 2022
Nigerians’ investment in Bitcoin grew by over five per cent in 2022 despite the cryptocurrency losing $562.93bn of its market value in the same year. This year, 2022, has been …
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Swiber Africa and PowerChina set up an agro-industrial park in Abia to boost foreign exchange
PowerChina and Swiber Africa have set up an agro-industrial park in Abia State to drive industrialization and boost foreign exchange earnings. The project, estimated at over $500m, is targeting to …
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Morocco’s ambassador to Makes it’s Largest Foreign Investments in Nigeria
Morocco’s ambassador to Nigeria Moha Ou Ali Tagma has emphasized the importance of Moroccan-Nigerian cooperation, highlighting the two countries’ determination to work in different fields. In an interview with Nigerian …
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Average price for 5kg cooking gas in Nigeria increases to 71% in one year
The average price of refilling a five-kilogramme cylinder of cooking gas rose by 70.62 per cent year on year in October, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. The bureau said …
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Nigeria exported 36% value-added products in the first six months of 2022
Nigerian businesses exported 36 per cent value-added products in the first six months of 2022, according to the Nigerian Export Promotion Council. Speaking at a press conference to announce the …
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Nigeria now ranks seventh on Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ crude oil production list, according to the organization’s Monthly Oil Market Report for November, which examined oil production performance …
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AFEX commodities projects Rice, maize, sorghum, and cocoa to slump by 11.5%
The Nigerian commodities market player, AFEX has projected an average decline in production of up to 11.5 per cent across commodities like maize, paddy rice, sorghum, and cocoa. AFEX revealed …
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Senate investigation uneven disbursement of N500bn loans by DBN
The Senate has set up an ad hoc committee to carry out investigation into the alleged uneven disbursement of half a trillion naira loan to the six geo-political zones by …
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CBN directs commercial banks to begin Saturday operations till January 31, 2023
The Central Bank of Nigeria has instructed commercial banks in the country to work on Saturdays till January 31, 2023, to enable bank customers to return old naira notes for …