Africa needs $402.2bn annually to boost structural transformation by 2030 – AfDB
Africa needs to close a financing gap of about 402.2 billion dollars annually by 2030 to fast-track its structural transformation....
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Again, equity market gains N249bn
Omeiza Bilal The domestic equity market on Wednesday sustained growth profile, appreciating by N249 billion as gains recorded in the...
UBA, Zenith, others generate N627bn from foreign subsidiaries
Foreign subsidiaries of Nigeria’s four biggest banks - Access Bank, Zenith Bank, UBA and GTCO generated a pre-tax profit of...
AfDB urges African nations to attract private sector collaboration in financing tertiary education
Omeiza Bilal Experts attending an African Development Bank (AfDB) high-level dialogue in Kenya have urged African nations to intensify efforts...
Domestic equities gain N142bn in first day of trading
The domestic equity market Monday opened the week on a positive note, appreciating by N142 billion as gains recorded in...
Senate wants 21 years imprisonment for breach of CBN Act
The Nigerian Senate has introduced a bill to amend the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act of 2007, proposing a...
FIRS unveils new slogan, inaugurates customer service optimization committee
Omeiza Bilal In continuation of its restructuring to better serve the taxpayers, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has unveiled...
Senate committee clears Agama as SEC DG
...Chukwuogor, Ajomala, Usman As Executive CommissionersOmeiza BilalThe Senate Committee on Capital Market has cleared Dr. Emomotimi Agama as the Director-General...
CBN approves new guidelines for BDCs
Omeiza Bilal The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved a new guideline for operation of Bureau De Change (BDCs) and...
Equity market down 0.15%, sheds N84bn
Trading activities on the floor of Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on Thursday closed southward declining by N84 billion as loss recorded in...
