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Benefits and Costs of Bank Capital-IMF

March 3, 2016/IMF Staff Discussion Note Executive Summary Few issues have elicited a more contentious debate than the appropriate level of capital requirements. Proponents of stricter regulation point to the risks associated with high bank leverage and the exorbitant costs of the global financial crisis. Opponents of higher capital requirements […]

GE Partners USAID, FG to Fight Maternal Mortality

March 4, 2016/GE The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), the National Primary Health Care Development Agency of Nigeria (NPHCDA), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and GE today marked the launch of the new Healthymagination Mother & Child Initiative (HMCI), a collaboration that is expected to expand […]

NDIC warns against illegal deposit collectors

March 4, 2016 By Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has advised members of the public to stop patronising cooperative societies used by unscrupulous elements to engage in-illegal collection of deposits and defrauding of unsuspecting members of the public. The Managing Director of NDIC, Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim, who […]