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First Bank Appoints Popular Billionaire As Director
Shareholders of FBN Holdings (FBNH) have approved the appointment of Lagos businessman, Mr Femi Otedola as a non executive director of Nigeria’s oldest financial services group. At the just concluded annual…
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(JUST IN) Forex: CBN moves to stop naira free fall
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it is set to take new measures to stabilise the naira against the dollar. Acting Governor of the CBN, Folasodun Sonubi, made the disclosure to…
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Dangote recruits 30,000 Nigerians, expatriates for refinery
The Management of Dangote Refinery has debunked a report published on the online platforms of some media organisations that the company employed 11,000 skilled workers from India, while allegedly neglecting youths from…
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Update: Naira appreciates on Investor & Exporter forex window against dollar
The naira appreciated against the United States dollar on the Investor & Exporter forex window on Wednesday, closing at 793.70/$. The local currency had earlier traded at N825 a week earlier on…
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Britain to add naira to list of pre-approved currency for trade
Total trade in goods and services (exports plus imports) between the UK and Nigeria rose by 78.2 percent (or £3.3 billion) to £7.5 billion in the four quarters to the end of…
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Marketers link petrol price hike to naira devaluation, others
*Strong dollar decreases economic output in Nigeria, others — IMF The recent increase in the cost of Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol, has been attributed by marketers to the devaluation…
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CBN lifts restriction on cash deposits into domiciliary accounts
THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has ordered banks to allow customers to have unfettered access to funds in their domiciliary account. According to the CBN, domiciliary account holders are permitted to…
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CBN floats naira at investors’ forex window
The Central Bank of Nigeria has reportedly directed Deposit Money Banks to remove the rate cap on the naira at the Investors and Exporters’ (I&E) Window of the foreign exchange market, to…
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Meet Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, 32, Nigerian who co-founded firms valued at over $1bn
Nigeria’s Iyinoluwa Aboyeji might not have the personal wealth of Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg, but his level of success as an African entrepreneur bears comparison with any Silicon Valley tech titan.…
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WhatsApp launches payment within app
Following the launch in India and Brazil, WhatsApp is reportedly launching making payments within a chat in Singapore. The tech company is said to have partnered with Stripe, a digital payment company,…
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Otedola gives account of how Tony Elumelu allegedly betrayed him many times
Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has revealed that his offer to buy Nigerian conglomerate, Transcorp Corporation Plc, for N250bn was rejected. This came to light on Tuesday in a statement he issued to…
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Updated: Traders turn back firemen as fire razes Alaba market in Lagos
There was panic on Friday after fire gutted some shanties in the popular Alaba International Market in the Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the fire started…