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IMF maintains 2.5% growth for Nigeria in 2020-2021

Hope Moses-Ashike Jan 21, 2020

International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday retained 2.5 percent growth for the Nigerian economy in 2020-21, as earlier estimated in...

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$1.1bn Malabu oil deal: FG files fresh 42-count charge against Adoke, Malabu Oil

Felix Omohomhion, Jan 21, 2020

Federal Government of Nigeria Monday filed fresh 42-count charges against former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed...

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Amotekun: Face of future Nigeria as regions opt for self-help 

Joshua Bassey Jan 21, 2020

The declaration by the Federal Government of Nigeria that the operation of Amotekun, the security outfit set up by the...

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Here’s what a megacity without rail does to you

Lolade Akinmurele Jan 20, 2020

Imagine trimming down an exhausting four-hour commute from your home to workplace in Lagos to 30 minutes – there are...

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Cashew farmers, exporter’s eye $350m earnings as 2020 harvest commences

Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi Jan 20, 2020

Cashew farmers and exporters in the country are targeting $350 million earnings from the export of cashew nuts in 2020,...

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Why 64m of Nigeria’s working class cannot buy affordable housing if available

Okafor Endurance Jan 20, 2020

Out of the 69.54 million Nigerians reported by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) to have been gainfully employed as...

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FG to refinance 3.6trn local debt in 2020

Onyinye Nwachukwu Jan 20, 2020

The Federal government plans to refinance up to N3.6 trillion local debt in 2020, according to the Debt Management Office (DMO)....

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Analysts see rates on hold as MPC meets this week

Okafor Endurance Jan 20, 2020

Ahead of the first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting for the year, analysts and economists in the financial services sector...

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For first time in decades, consumer credit shows signs of take-off in Nigeria

Lolade Akinmurele Jan 17, 2020

Adebayo Kolawole, 36, is manager of a Lagos-based business consulting firm who has always had his reservations about Nigeria’s weak...

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PDP asks CJN to resign, says Supreme Court panel heavily compromised

Solomon Ayado Jan 17, 2020

National chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has said the Supreme Court panel led by the Chief...

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Eco faces uncertain future

Onyinye Nwachukwu Jan 17, 2020

Members of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) on Thursday condemned in strong terms the decision by the French-speaking West...

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Supreme Court judgment on Imo: Continuation of Nigeria’s political paradox

Innocent Odoh Jan 16, 2020

The Supreme Court’s verdict two days ago that sacked Emeka Ihedioha as governor of Imo State has extended Nigeria’s political...

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Poor infrastructure impedes passenger growth at Lagos airport

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha Jan 16, 2020

The state of infrastructure at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA) Lagos, Nigeria’s busiest airport, has continued to slow down...

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How NDDC awarded over N1trn contracts in 7 months, against N400bn budget in 2019

Ignatius Chukwu Jan 16, 2020

As forensic auditing of the finances of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) gathers momentum, it has been revealed that...

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Silent killer: How lifestyle changes can reduce diabetes rate in Nigeria

Anthonia Obokoh Jan 16, 2020

According to Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN) estimates, one in every 11 Nigerians has diabetes, and type 2 diabetes is...