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Treasury Bills Yields Pullback as Investors Increase Bets The average yield on Nigerian treasury bills pulled backward in the secondary market due to increased demand amidst an expectation of interest rate hike. It is anticipated that the central bank will raise interest rates in an attempt to stabilize Nigeria’s dismal inflation rate, which was recorded at 31.70% in February. Analysts claim that as the market waits for triggers to drive additional yield repricing, demand for Treasury bills was driven by the amount of funding available in the financial system. The central bank is expected to conduct primary market auction on…

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FG to Establish Natural Gas Park at Ajaokuta Steel Coy The Federal Government says it will establish a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) park at the Ajaokuta Steel Company in Kogi. The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Audu, disclosed this in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Mrs Lizzy Okoji, on Monday in Abuja. Methane makes up the majority of CNG, which is mainly used as an alternative fuel for automobiles. It is compressed to less than one per cent of the volume it occupies at standard atmospheric pressure. President Bola Tinubu approved the establishment of the…

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