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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Yemi Cardoso, says Nigeria’s inflationary pressure will drop from 28.92 per cent to 21.4 per cent in 2024.
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
The annual inflation rate in Uganda rose to a five-month high of 2.8% in January 2024, up from 2.6% in each of the previous two months, according to
Oil Rallies on Monday after the United States and United Kingdom attacked Houthis last week. Today, brent price increased to $77.59 per barrel.
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has announced two Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN savings bonds for subscription at N1,000 per unit.
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Benue Command, on Monday, sent back home 18 Cameroonian irregular immigrants residing in Makurdi
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
Positive share price movements registered by banking and industries stock have pushed the Nigerian Exchange higher during the intraday trading sessions,
As the regulator continues to fine-tune policy for inclusive growth, the apex bank has said it will stop daily cash reserves ratio debit on Nigerian banks