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Again, states apply for N2.5b domestic loan each from CBN
Despite the growing debt profiles of many states across the federation and the fiscal condition of the country itself some state governments are currently applying for another tranche…
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NEC dismisses Obaseki’s claim, says no money was printed to augment March allocation
The National Economic Council (NEC) has faulted the claim by Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State that the Federal Government printed money to augment allocations to states in March.…
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Wike decries Nigeria’s dependence on oil, demands resource control by states
Governor Nyesom Wike has identified the country's dependence on oil as one of the reasons it's in a financial straits right now.
Wike advocated resource control by the federating units…
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No petrol price increase in May, NNPC assures Nigerians
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, has assured Nigerians that there would be no increase in the ex-depot price of Premium…
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FG turned down governors’ request to borrow from CBN — Minister
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Ahmad Zainab, has made another disclosure concerning how the fiscal condition of the country was handled last month.
Zainab, who…
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Obaseki’s claim on printing of N60b untrue, says minister
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said there is no iota of truth in the claim made by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, that the Central Bank of…
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How households, SMEs can apply for N50bn COV-19 loans – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that households and businesses affected by the Covid-19 can now apply for loans under its N50bn Targeted Credit Facility.
The apex bank noted that…
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Dangote, Flour Mills, BUA fight over sugar production, market price
Three prominent Nigerian conglomerates-- Dangote Group, Flour Mills and BUA-- are currently locked in a tug of war over production and export of sugar.
Chairman of Dangote Group of…
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Nothing we can do about petrol price increase — FG
Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has said the Federal Government, in line with the deregulation of the oil sector, will leave the prices of petroleum products to be determined by the…
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Nigerians to pay for USSD services as CBN introduces new charges
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced new charges for customers using the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services.
The apex bank has announced that from…
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