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Budget 2010: Protests Trail Fresh Adjustments

  From Kunle Akogun and Onwuka Nzeshi in Abuja, 07.09.2010    President Goodluck Jonathan’s  submission  of a revised  revenue framework  and request  for a slight amendment  to the 2010 Appropriation Amendment Bill  and the 2010 Supplem-entary Budget sparked off a protest yesterday at the House of Representatives  as some lawmakers  […]

Nigeria’s Donor-Funding Support Hits $4.2bn

  By James Emejo in Abuja, 07.09.2010   Minister of Finance, Mr. Olusegun Aganga yesterday revealed that the combined funding support by donor agencies including the World Bank, African Development Bank (ADB), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to Nigeria stood at about $4.226 […]

Sanusi: Nigerian Banks in Better Shapes

  From Seriki Adinoyi in Jos, 07.09.2010   Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday disclosed that despite all the challenges faced in Nigerian banking sector,  “our banks today are in better shapes that many of the European banks”.Presenting a paper on The Challenges and Implications of the Banking Sector Reforms […]