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Nigeria’s Debt Fast Approaching Pre-2005 Paris Club Level, CBN Warns

The monetary policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned that the federal government’s debt levels could be fast approaching the pre-2005 levels. Reading the communique of the committee’s decision at the end of its bi-monthly meeting on Tuesday, Godwin Emefiele, the CBN governor, said: “On external borrowing, the committee noted the increase in debt level advising …

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Climate Finance Accelerator Workshop Hosted By Nigerian Stock Exchange…Pix

Photo Caption: From Left; Tunde Arogunmati, Executive Director, African Incentive Partnership; Suleiman Hassan Zarma, Honorable Minister of Environment; Laure Beaufils, Deputy British High Commissioner, Lagos; Mr Kyari Bukar, former Chairman of Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) and Bola Adeeko, Head, Shared Services Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) during plenary of the Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) workshop hosted by NSE …

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NPA Boss Receives Danish Ambassador, Pledges Enabling Business Environment

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Usman has said that the Authority is fully committed to the provision of the enabling environment for business to grow in the maritime sector. Hadiza Bala Usman stated this on Tuesday  while receiving the Danish Ambassador to Nigeria, MrJesper Kamp, who paid her a courtesy visit in the corporate headquarters in Marina. …

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BPE, NPA Implore Warri Port Concessionaire On Improved Efficiency, Service Delivery

Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex A. Okoh and Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Tuesday tasked Ocean & Cargo Terminal Services Limited-the Concessionaire of Terminal ‘B’ Warri Old Port to focus on increased efficiency, improved service delivery, modernized port development and reduction in the cost of shipping & clearing of goods in …

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2019 Choose France Summit: Bella Disu, Elumelu, Dangote, Others Meet President Macron

…As Glo signs deal with Nokia Alcatel-Lucent One hundred and fifty global business leaders including Globacom’s Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Mrs. Bella Disu, Chairman, Heirs Holdings, Mr. Tony Elumelu, Chairman, Dangote Group, Dr. Aliko Dangote and Chairman, Total, Mr. Patrick Jean Pouyanne have attended the 2019 Choose France International Business Summit which took place at the Chateau de Versailles, France, on Monday. …

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Lagos Opens Emergency Response Centre In Igando

Lagos State government has expanded its management of emergency with the establishment of an additional LASEMA Response Unit at Igando in the Alimosho Local Government Area of the state. The General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu, disclosed this on Tuesday in his office. He said Governor Akinwunmi Ambode approved the establishment of the Centre to …

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FG Harmonizing Frameworks For Humanitarian Assistance In North East

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The Federal Government is harmonizing the various frameworks/plans for humanitarian and development assistance to the Northeast region into a costed Multi-Year Humanitarian Development Nexus Plan (2019-2021), which implementation is expected to commence in 2019. This was disclosed in Abuja on Tuesday by the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, at a breakfast meeting organized to appreciate …

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CBN MPC Holds Rates For 15th Consecutive Time

The monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again retained the monetary policy rate, which determines interest rate, at 14%, the country’s highest in 10 years. This is the 15th time that the committee has left the rate unchanged. Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, announced the committee’s decision at the bank’s headquarters …

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Tall, Slim Ladies Likely To Live Until Age 90 —Study

Women who are tall and slim are more likely to live until the age of 90, a new study has revealed. The findings, published online by the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, did also show that physical activity is linked to longer lifespans in both sexes, reports Mirror UK. But the more time men spend being physically active every day, the longer their …

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