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Nigeria’s rising debt signals ailing economy, says analyst
By Chuks Oluigbo ...urges Buhari govt to curb borrowing, begin to wind down Amid Nigeria's ballooning debt stock,...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s ailing cotton industry seeks reformation
The global cotton industry is currently worth an estimated $38.45 billion and expected to reach $46.56 billion by 2027 with a compound...
Read moreDetailsNigeria in as global contactless payment transactions hit $10trn
BY MADUABUCHI EFEGADI $4.6trn in 2022 to $10trn in 2027 Nigeria, Africa, among top mobile-based regions Nigeria’s...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s inflation surges to 20.52% in August 2022, highest in 17 yrs
Nigeria's inflation rate accelerated to a 17-year high of 20.52 percent in August 2022 from 19.64 percent recorded in July...
Read moreDetailsAfrican smallholder farmers to benefit as IFAD targets $1bn private investment
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE, in Kigali, Rwanda $150m in from Swedish, Japanese pension funds 55% IFAD funding to go to Africa...
Read moreDetailsHow FirstBank’s loan initiatives help keep Nigeria’s economy buzzing
By Olivia Nnorom The central role of commercial banks is to provide financial services to the general public and business,...
Read moreDetailsCBN’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme risks derailing over non-performing loans
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending, also known as NIRSAL Microfinance Bank Limited, recently issued a final...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s effort to end oil theft fails to yield desired result
By Olivia Nnorom The rising level of crude oil theft in Nigeria, which has dominated public discourse in recent months,...
Read moreDetailsStates must empower sources of revenue for IGR expansion
Says LCCI director OPS, SMEs, entrepreneurs, blue chips SNGs should consider IPPs Connect food baskets to food markets Provide...
Read moreDetailsUBA records double-digit growth across income lines in H1 2022
...declares N0.20k interim dividend Africa's global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, recorded double-digit growth across key income lines...
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