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Nigeria’s financial inclusion rate now 63.2% – CBN report
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday said the country’s financial inclusion rate stood at 63.2 per cent in 2018.The bank said this in the 2018 Annual Report on the National Financial Inclusion Strategy Implementation posted on…
Our economic recovery plan working ― Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that his administration’s Economic and Recovery Growth Plan launched in 2017 is creating the enabling environment for growth, security, and economic revival.He made the declaration in a goodwill…
Experts task FG on revenue growth
SOME economic experts in Ibadan on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to be proactive in growing its internally generated revenue to check the country from sliding back into recession.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
States’ IGR hits N324.59bn in Q4, 2018 ― NBS
THE National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for fourth quarter 2018 was N324.59 billion compared to N264.34 billion recorded in the third quarter…
Economic growth: FG seeks more collaboration with capital market operators
IN its bid to boost economic growth and transformation in the country, the Federal Government has called for deeper collaboration between the government and capital market operators.Dr Okechukwu Enelamah, Minister of Industry, Trade and…
Sovereign wealth fund declares N46.5bn profit for 2018
NIGERIA Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) Tuesday declared a group profit of N46.5 billion for the 2018 financial year.Managing Director of NSIA, Mr Uche Orji who briefed the press said: “the results show strong performance in a…
States must improve their IGR in next few years — Osinbajo
VICE President Yemi Osinbajo says there is the need for states to explore ways of improving their Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in the next few years.Osinbajo said this on Monday at the opening of the Induction of New and Returning…
SON confiscates N300bn worth of substandard products — DG
THE Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) said on Wednesday that it confiscated fake and substandard products worth more than N300 billion across the country within the past few months.Top on the list of seized products were…
AfDB invests $258m on rehabilitation of damaged infrastructural facilities in N/East ― Adesina
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has so far invested 258 million dollars towards the rehabilitation of damaged infrastructural facilities in the Northeast region of the country.The President of AfDA, Nigeria’s Dr Akinwumi Adesina,…
Dangote salt reward drivers for accident-free 2018
NASCON Allied Industries, subsidiary of Dangote Group, said it would continue to honour its workers just as it rewarded its truck drivers for meeting product delivery target and driving accident-free in 2018.Mr Anthony Chiejina, the…