Nigeria to stop foreign currency for sugar, wheat imports_ CBN
Nigeria will no longer provide foreign currency for importers of sugar and wheat, the central bank said on Twitter Friday,
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Economy
IMF says Sub-Saharan Africa region will be world’s slowest-growing economy in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa will be the world’s slowest-growing region in 2021, with economic activity growing by 3.4 percent this year, according
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Nigeria, UN sign agreement to implement Sustainable Development Goals
The Nigerian Government and the United Nations have signed Thursday a host country agreement to help implement the Sustainable Development Goals
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N60b currency printing: Minister denies as Obaseki retorts stop ‘Monetary Rascality’, experts warn
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has in a series of tweets on Thursday said “We believe it is imperative to
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South Sudan’s apex bank injects 5M USD to stabilize local currency
South Sudan’s central bank Tuesday injected 5 million U.S. dollars into the local market in a bid to mop up
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PDP governors ask APC led FG to show leadership; demand devolution of powers, restructuring
Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rose from a meeting in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, on Friday and
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Court grants CBN right to freeze 193 accounts for forex fraud
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has secured the orders of the Federal High Court, Abuja to freeze 193 corporate
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Nigeria to benefit as G-20 approves extension of debt relief
Finance ministers of G-20 countries have approved an extension of debt relief for the world’s poorest nations till December 2021.
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DPR revokes 4 of Addax Petroleum oil mining licences
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has revoked four Oil Mining Licences (OML) belonging to Addax Petroleum due to the
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“America first must never mean America alone”_ US Treasury Secretary
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has signalled a stronger engagement on issues from climate change to human rights to tax
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