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Nigeria’s total export earnings increased by 10.2 per cent to $14.394 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2018 compared with the $12.925 billion recorded in Q4 2017. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) disclosed this in its Q1 2018 ‘Brief on Balance of Payments Statistics,’ posted on its ...

The billionaire founder of the Open Society Foundation told the Financial Times criticism and smear campaigns by nationalists and populist won't halt his work. Billionaire George Soros hit back against nationalist critics in an interview with the Financial Times. Soros said criticism and...

This is actually not beer parlour discussion. It is a wine parlour discussion (if there is anything like that) with a new friend, a banker in Nigeria. My friend told me. Firstly, you need a friend in the bank — a banker. If you don’t know, you are entitled to a Basic Traveling Allowance. This...

See the currency exchange rate as at the morning of 17/2/2016 Source: The Guardian

Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has said the Federal Government will borrow internationally and locally to finance the deficit in the 2016 budget, SignalNg reports. The minister in an online publication revealed that the development was as a result of dwindling oil prices which is...

The former National Security Adviser, (NSA) Colonel Sambo Dasuki, a Director of Finance at the office of the NSA, Shuaibu Salisu and Aminu Baba Kusa have entered a not guilty plea to 19 count charges of stealing, criminal breach of trust, misappropriation, conspiracy and diversion of public...

The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has indicated that next year shall be tough for Nigeria, and that the Federal Government will make extremely tough decisions. Adeosun gave this forecast while speaking at the opening of the 7th Annual Bankers Committee retreat yesterday in Lagos, noting...

More shocking revelations have come on how huge cash estimated at $2billion meant for arms purchase was allegedly diverted by key government officials and politicians during the Dr. Goodluck Jonathan Presidency. The Nation gathered that a former Director of Finance in the Office of the National...

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the last six months of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration as that of “deceitful change,” lamenting that the President was destroying the image of Nigeria and its people for cheap international recognition. The governor, who also...

A senior African analyst with Verisk Maplecroft, Malte Liewerscheidt, has said that the appointment of former finance minister for Ogun State, Kemi Adeosun as Nigeria’s finance minister will stir some controversy. According to the senior analyst, “Adeosun’s appointment to head the most...

The idea of pretending to be rich can sound a little crazy, until you look at the symptoms and realize that you or someone you know may be guilty of doing this. Some of the more prominent symptoms of pretending to be rich include significant credit card debt, little to no retirement savings...