archiveSeptember 27, 2017

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) retained the benchmark interest rate at 14 per cent to enable it achieve more clarity in the evolution of key macroeconomic indicators, the Governor, Godwin Emefiele, said yesterday. The apex bank’s chief who spoke at the close of the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC’s) meeting...

The Federal Government has declared Monday, 2nd October 2017 Public Holiday to commemorate Nigeria’s 57th Independence Anniversary. Minister of Interior, Lieutenant Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (rtd) disclosed in a press statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He congratulated Nigerians on the anniversary and urged them to sustain the collective efforts towards...

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo-Udoma has said that the ministry was working hard to ensure that the 2018 budget proposal will be sent to the National Assembly in January. Udoma, represented by Mr Aso Vakporoye, Deputy Director, Economic Growth in the ministry, spoke in Abuja...

From tow-day losses The Nigerian Stock Exchange opened the week with, investors on The Exchange recorded some gains on Wednesday as its All-Share Index (NSE ASI) and the Market Capitalization increased by 0.44Per cent translating to a gain of N53 billion for the day while the year-to-date return to stand...