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Vehicle smuggling booms on back of punitive national auto-policy
The NAIDP plan of 2013 was meant to grow the volume of locally assembled vehicles by raising tariffs on imported cars but this has so far failed to happen. Instead, the number of vehicles smuggled through the land borders has continued to…
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FG to replace N900 billion domestic debt with US$3 billion foreign debt
The plan, which will go to the National Assembly for approval, targets to relieve pressure on the country’s debt service, which is currently consuming about 40 percent of government revenues.
Officials say the plan is to borrow more in…
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Oil rises above $53 on US data
Crude oil is holding its gains in late trading Thursday following official data showing US crude inventories fell more than expected, trimming the supply glut in the market.
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Alleged N30trn revenue scam: Senate orders IGP to arrest CEOs of Glo, Crown Flour Mills, Dana Group,…
The Senate Joint Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff and Marine Transport, handling the investigation had invited 63 firms accused of complicity in the scam but only 33 honoured the invitation.
The order to arrest the companies’…
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Credit rating: DataPro reaffirms Sterling Bank BBB+ rating
The BBB+ rating indicates that the bank has a fair financial strength, operating performance and business profile when compared to the established standards. It further indicates that the bank has the ability to meet its on-going…
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Senate approves China Exim bank loan for railway project
Sani, in his report noted that the committee resolved to consider the railway project due to its importance and urgency to fast track the development of critical infrastructures in the country.
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Time ticks for Nigeria to diversify from oil or face bleak future
Bleaker days may be ahead for the survival of Nigeria’s oil-dependent economy, as the ban on petrol and diesel cars by European countries is gaining traction.
The trend suggests US shale producers are perhaps less a threat to oil than the…
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Africa Prudential named best registrar in West Africa
Africa Prudential had previously won several awards, including International Quality Crown Award, London 2013; Top 25 CEOs Award, BusinessDay 2014; Best Profit Margin Ratio and Best Corporate Governance Awards, Pearl Awards 2015
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FG approves tax reduction for telecom firms
In carrying out the government’s decision, Shittu said that the National Economic Council had approved a policy to harmonise Right of Ways charges payable by telecommunications companies on local, state and federal highways
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CBN rejects Finance minister’s call for interest rate cut …retains benchmark rate at 14%
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday retained the Monetary Policy Rate, which is the benchmark lending rate, at the current 14 per cent.
The decision to leave the rate unchanged was contrary to…
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