Author: InvestAdvocate

PDP Regains Control of House of Reps…As 5 APC lawmakers join PDP

No fewer than five members of All Progressive Congress (APC)  in the House of Representatives from Kano, Sokoto, Zamfara and Kaduna States to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). They are Lawan Shehu-Bichi (Kano); Abdulsalam Asamu (Kano); Sani Dangaladima (Zamfara); Ibrahim Shehu-Gusua (Zamfara); and Umar Bature ( Sokoto) . Meanwhile another lawmaker […]

Nigeria’s FOREX Inflow through CBN Fell 1.6% in Nov’ 13

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Nigeria’s foreign exchange (FOREX) inflow through its central bank for November 2013 fell by 1.6 percent (1.6%) compared to the previous month, the economic report November 2013 released by the central bank of Nigeria (CBN) said. The report said forex inflow and outflow in the […]

Nigeria Banks at Risk From Corporate Governance Issues, S&P Says

Nigerian bank ratings are threatened by corporate governance issues and rapid loan growth as competition increases credit risk, said Standard & Poor’s. “We see a risk that the momentum behind regulatory improvements may slow after leadership changes at the central bank this year,” Samira Mensah, a Johannesburg-based credit analyst at […]