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Nigeria’s oil bill on hold due to Delta unrest

Sept 6, 2016/Reuters By Libby George A long-awaited bill reforming Nigeria’s petroleum industry is effectively on hold until tensions ease in the restive Niger Delta region, the country’s oil hub, an influential senator said on Tuesday. The delay is the latest setback caused by militants in the Delta region, whose […]

NSE Opens 2016 Essay Competition to Promote Financial Literacy

Sept 6, 2016/NSE The Nigerian Stock Exchange (The NSE or The Exchange) is pleased to announce the commencement of its 2016 edition of the NSE Essay Competition for students in Senior Secondary Schools in all states of the federation. The topic for this year’s edition is “What is the biggest […]

NSE’s Sentiment Remains Downbeat, ASI Declines 0.73%

By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Sentiments on Tuesday remained downbeat in the Nigerian equities market, with the benchmark index declining by 0.73 percent to close 27,503.81 points. “Today’s downtrend tilted the Month-to-Date (-0.35 percent) return to the red and further pared the Year-to-Date loss to 3.97 percent,” Cordros daily market update affirmed. […]