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FirstBank, MMIT Partners BlackBerry, Says Subscribers Can Shop Content on BBM with Firstmonie

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Tier one lender, First Bank of Nigeria Limited and Mobile Media Info Tech (MMIT) partners BlackBerry in Nigeria to enable BBM subscribers shop content with Firstmonie. “This collaboration will enable Nigerians access and pay for digital content available on BBM shop using their Firstmonie mobile […]

Emerging market regulators reinforce commitment to strengthen resilience while ensuring fair and orderly markets

January 21, 2016/IOSCO Global emerging capital market regulators met this week in Bali, Indonesia, at the IOSCO Growth and Emerging Markets (GEM) Committee annual meeting hosted by the Indonesian Financial Services Authority to further work on strengthening systemic resilience while remaining alert to market risks. Risks in emerging capital markets […]

Nigeria’s NNPC shuts refineries after pipeline attacks

January 20, 2016/Reuters Nigeria’s state oil company said on Wednesday it had shut down two of its four refineries due to crude supply problems after recent pipeline attacks. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation carried out an “operational shutdown” of the refineries in the northern city of Kaduna and Port Harcourt, […]