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The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Capital Markets and Institutions, Mr Osita Izunaso, says the Senate is committed to ensuring legislative reforms that
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Global prices of crude oil stabilized on Tuesday after sustained decline which started last week. Crude oil fell below $80 over slowdown in demand and rising
The yuan, Chinese currency, rose to around 7.21 per US dollar, rebounding slightly from three-week lows as the prospect of more forceful and concrete policy
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Elites destroyed the naira for personal gains, there is no doubt about that, critics said on Monday after the apex bank spotted $2.4 billion fraudulent foreign currency requests