The Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms. Arunma Oteh, Tuesday described the provision of micro-insurance products as critical for the country’s development. Speaking in Abuja at the opening of the International Micro-insurance Conference organised by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) in collaboration with its development partners, she said […]
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FG approves N15bn soft loan for farmers …to privatise Bank of Agriculture
The Federal Government, in a bid to stimulate finance to the agriculture sector, has approved that the sum of N15bn be given to farmers at single-digit interest rate. The amount, which is a short-term intervention fund to be disbursed by the Bank of Agriculture, will be used for the 2013 […]
Naira Hits Year Low as Market Waits on Central Bank: Lagos Mover
Nigeria’s naira retreated for a third day, set for its lowest closing level in more than a year, in the absence of central bank intervention and foreign-exchange sales from oil companies. The currency of Africa’s biggest crude producer declined 0.7 percent to 163.35 per dollar as of 2:24 p.m. in […]
