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Tinubu signs seven bilateral agreements with Qatar
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Defense, works top Tinubu’s 2023 supplementary budget proposal

President Bola Tinubu gave top priority to safeguarding Nigerians and their belongings in his N2.176tn 2023 supplemental budget plan, which was presented to the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Defence received the largest allocation of N476.543bn. The PUNCH reported that this is hardly surprising considering the actions of bandits and other criminal groups in the […]

Gradual removal of old naira notes continues – CBN
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CBN debunks naira redenomination plans

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday, refuted claims that it has plan to redenominate or restructure the naira notes in 2024. The apex bank, in a statement signed by its Director, Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, said the rumours were misleading. The CBN urged Nigerians to disregard the wide circulation of a text message suggesting […]

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NNPC debunks recruitment exercise

By Wilson Adekumola   The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has debunked reports going viral in recent weeks on social media claiming that it was conducting recruitment exercise.   fake job postings that have been circulating online in recent weeks.   NNPC disclosed this in a statement signed by its management on Monday, stating that […]

Tinubu considering ‘temporary subsidy’ on petrol - Reports
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Tinubu approves presidential CNG initiative

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative in furtherance of his commitment to easing the impact of fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians by reducing energy costs.   This was contained in a statement issued by the State House on Friday.   The statement read, “This transformative initiative is […]

CBN to rename forex market amidst economic shifts
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CBN denies issuing new policy on Forex

By Wilson Adekumola   The Central Bank of Nigeria has debunked reports going viral on social media and other platforms over new policy actions in the foreign exchange market, saying it was an old release.   The CBN made this known Thursday night in its official X, formerly Twitter handle.   The apex bank disclosed […]

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Nigeria’s inflation hits 24.08% – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 24.08 per cent in July 2023.   This, according to the latest report by the statistics agency, is the highest recorded leap in 2023 and in a while.   In June, inflation was recorded at 22.79 per cent, but has now risen […]

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Tinubu’s tax committee to stop Customs, MDAs from revenue collection

The Presidential Committee on Tax Policy and Fiscal Reforms is mulling efforts to stop the Nigeria Customs Service and 62 other Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of the Federal Government from collecting direct revenues.   The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the presidential tax committee said the Federal Inland Revenue Service will now collect revenue […]

FBN Insurance targets 1m customers in one year
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Prepare for unexpected challenges, First bank urges SMEs

By Wilson Adekumola   FirstBank of Nigeria Limited has called on Small and Medium Enterprises to build sustainable revenue base in naira and foreign currencies for their businesses against unexpected business challenges.   The bank’s Group Head of Retail Banking, Oludolapo Adigun, gave this urge during a webinar under the SMEConnect initiative dubbed, ”The Power […]

31.5 million Nigerians at risk of food crisis - Report
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Rice prices to increase as India bans product exports

The world’s biggest rice exporter, India has banned some overseas sales of the grain “with immediate effect”, in a move that could drive international prices even higher.   Rice is a major world food staple and prices on international markets have soared to decade highs as countries, especially, Nigeria, grappled with the Covid pandemic, the […]