Day: June 19, 2017

NBS would have rebased Nigerian economy this year but for lack of allocation—Kale

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• Banking/Investments

NBS would have rebased Nigerian economy this year but for lack of allocation—Kale

Business Hilights June 19, 2017

Statistician General of the Federation and head of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Dr. Yemi Kale...

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Last week to decide Etisalat’s destiny on $1.2b debts owed banks begins today

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• ICT

Last week to decide Etisalat’s destiny on $1.2b debts owed banks begins today

Business Hilights June 19, 2017

Feelers form some of the major banks owed by the telecoms group; Etisalat on Sunday revealed that...

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Ethiopia won’t import a single STB for DSO—Gebru, DDG, EBA

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• ICT

Ethiopia won’t import a single STB for DSO—Gebru, DDG, EBA

Business Hilights June 19, 2017

Contrary to how Nigeria completely imported the first batch of 850,000 Set Top Boxes (STBs), the Ethiopian...

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NBC can licence the third signal distributor if the need arises—Digiteam boss, Amana

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• ICT

NBC can licence the third signal distributor if the need arises—Digiteam boss, Amana

Business Hilights June 19, 2017

The chairman of Nigeria DigiTeam, Engineer Edward Idirs Amana has revealed that Nigerian Digital Switch over (DSO)...

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Be careful with forex trading platforms without known addresses, licences— Alpari boss

3 min read

• Banking/Investments

Be careful with forex trading platforms without known addresses, licences— Alpari boss

Business Hilights June 19, 2017

The Chief Executive Officer, Alpari Research and Analysis, Roberto d’Ambrosio, has called on Nigerian prospective investors and...

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W/Bank ready to assist States to strengthen fiscal sustainability plan

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• Banking/Investments

W/Bank ready to assist States to strengthen fiscal sustainability plan

Business Hilights June 19, 2017

As part of its contributions in aid of states coming out of recession and fiscal imbalance, the...

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Recession: Nigeria attends technical recovery, to exit fully in 2018—- Kale, NBS boss

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• Industry

Recession: Nigeria attends technical recovery, to exit fully in 2018—- Kale, NBS boss

Business Hilights June 19, 2017

Without giving a definite time frame, Statistician General of the Federation, and head of the National Bureau...

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Applicants to N-Power job portal to exceed FG’s budget as hits rise to 290,000 in 3 days

2 min read

• Industry

Applicants to N-Power job portal to exceed FG’s budget as hits rise to 290,000 in 3 days

Business Hilights June 19, 2017

Indications have emerged showing that the social empowerment programme of the federal government known as N-Power which...

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For safety sake, UNIDO partners FG to develop action plan on mining with mercury

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• Industry

For safety sake, UNIDO partners FG to develop action plan on mining with mercury

Business Hilights June 19, 2017

Considering the importance of mining with mercury and its resultant abuse in the nation’s mining industry, the...

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Nigeria has enough gas to supply across Africa for a long time, but…— Walter Perez

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• Energy

Nigeria has enough gas to supply across Africa for a long time, but…— Walter Perez

Business Hilights June 19, 2017

Chief executive officer of the West Africa Gas Pipeline (WAPCo), Walter Perez has said Nigeria has enough...

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