Tag: Nigeria

Naira hits 278 as dollar supply worsens

January 8, 2016 by Femi Asu, Punch The naira took further beating on Thursday at the parallel market, trading near its 2015 high of 280 against the United States dollar. The dollar was sold for N278 at the parallel market on Thursday, as against 273 on Wednesday and 267.5 on […]

Nigeria—Act with Resolve, Build Resilience, and Exercise Restraint-Christine Lagarde

Speech to the Nigerian National Assembly Abuja, January 6, 2016  Introduction  Honorable Speaker of the House, Honorable Members of Parliament, Honorable Members of the Government, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning—and—Happy New Year! I would like to thank you for the gracious introduction, and Members of Parliament and the people of […]

Heritage Bank CEO Advocates Increased Awareness on Financial Inclusion

By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE) – Ifie Sekibo, the chief executive officer of Heritage Bank Limited has advocated increased awareness on financial inclusion so as to bring more Nigerians into the financial system. Sekibo said this during the presentation of the Gold Sponsorship award for 2015 to Heritage Bank by the […]