The 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory grew their external debts by $1.37bn (N270bn at the current interbank exchange rate of N197 to a dollar) in five years, investigation has shown. Statistics obtained from the Debt Management Office on Sunday showed that the external indebtedness of […]
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Nigeria seeks cheap loans from international agencies – finance minister
Fri Feb 5, 2016/Reuters Oil producer Nigeria wants to tap financing at “concessionary rates” as low as 1.5 percent from international agencies to fund infrastructure projects before returning to the eurobond market, its finance minister said on Friday. Tumbling oil prices have hit Nigeria’s finances hard, and yields on the […]
NSE Releases Interpretative Guidance on Index Circuit Breakers’ Rule
February 5, 2016/NSE The Nigerian Stock Exchange (“The Exchange” or “the NSE”) today announced that it has released its Interpretative Guidance on the Circuit Breakers’ Rule, Rule 15.46 of the Rulebook of The Exchange, 2015. The Rule became effective on January 15, 2016. The Exchange also notified the market of […]
