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CBN Retains Monetary Policy At 14% For 12 Months

The monetary policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained MPR at 14 percent and all other parameters at their current levels. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, who addressed the press after the meeting on Tuesday, hinged the bank’s decision on the need to halt inflation while also supporting growth. The…

Court Orders 7 Banks To Remit $793m To TSA

We Didn’t Conceal TSA Fund—Fidelity Bank No Hidden NAPIMS And NNPC Funds In Sterling Bank The Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered seven banks in the country to temporarily remit a total of $793,200,000 allegedly hidden with them contrary to the Federal Government’s Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy. Justice Chuka Obiozor order came…

Only 3 Million Nigerians Have Insurance Policies, Says Adeosun

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Monday, said that only three million out of 180 million Nigerians possessed insurance policies to protect themselves from uncertainties. Adeosun, who made the disclosure at the ongoing 2017 National Insurance Conference in Abuja, noted that insurance was playing critical roles in the economy. The theme of the…

Exclusive: How Olaoluwa, Evelyn Oputu, Others Stripped BOI Assets

 The Inside Details Of N40BN, TANGO Towers Deals  Investigators, New BOI Team Ferret Dozens Of Documents (PART 1) By The New Diplomat Economic Intelligence Desk Fresh revelations have emerged as to how two former Managing Directors of the Bank of Industry (BOI) allegedly stripped the Bank of vital public assets belonging to the bank. Those…

Etisalat Like UBA: Belo-Osagie’s Financial Mismanagement Exposed

Also Resigned From UBA Amidst Fraudulent Allegations Belo-Osagie Named In Panama Papers By 'Dotun Akintomide With Etisalat Nigeria enmeshed in $1.2bn debt crisis allegedly blamed on financial recklessness of the company's board, the resignation of its Billionaire Chairman, Hakeem Belo-Osagie, yesterday (Friday) was already cast in stone, but The New Diplomat's findings show this will not be…

N1.2bn Loan: Banks’ Shareholders Push For Takeover Of Etisalat

Some shareholder groups in the nation’s capital market on Tuesday urged Etisalat Nigeria to settle the N1.2 billion debt it owes 13 commercial banks to avoid a takeover. A cross section of the shareholder groups stated this in an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday. They insisted that the company must settle the debt…

Equities Market Suffers 5% Week-On-Week Loss

The Nigerian equities market extended its two-day loss to close Friday June 23, 2017 with a week-on-week negative position of 4.99 per cent due to falling oil prices nearing the budget benchmark of $44.5 per cent Five days trading witnessed market capitalisation depreciating by N7.465 billion. Analysts at Trust Yield investment said the “Nigeria’s recent…

Etisalat: We Are Owing Banks $574m, Not $1.2bn

Denied Being Under Probe Etisalat Nigeria has refuted claims that it was owing banks $1.2bn, saying it has repaid 42 per cent of the debt owed Nigerian banks and now owing $574bn as against what was being reported in the media. The clarification was made by the troubled telecommunications company on Thursday, The New Diplomat…

$1.2bn Loan: FG, Banks Disagree On Take-Over Of Etisalat

NCC Assures Subscribers Of Network Integrity Of Etisalat The Federal Government has disagreed with a consortium of local and foreign banks for taking over the management of Etisalat Nigeria after debt restructuring talks with the banks failed. Citing the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003, Section 38, Federal Government said it was too early for the…

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CBN Retains Monetary Policy At 14% For 12 Months

The monetary policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained MPR at 14 percent and all other parameters at their current levels. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, who addressed the press after the meeting on Tuesday, hinged the bank’s decision on the need to halt inflation while also supporting growth. The…

Court Orders 7 Banks To Remit $793m To TSA

We Didn’t Conceal TSA Fund—Fidelity Bank No Hidden NAPIMS And NNPC Funds In Sterling Bank The Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered seven banks in the country to temporarily remit a total of $793,200,000 allegedly hidden with them contrary to the Federal Government’s Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy. Justice Chuka Obiozor order came…

Only 3 Million Nigerians Have Insurance Policies, Says Adeosun

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Monday, said that only three million out of 180 million Nigerians possessed insurance policies to protect themselves from uncertainties. Adeosun, who made the disclosure at the ongoing 2017 National Insurance Conference in Abuja, noted that insurance was playing critical roles in the economy. The theme of the…

Exclusive: How Olaoluwa, Evelyn Oputu, Others Stripped BOI Assets

 The Inside Details Of N40BN, TANGO Towers Deals  Investigators, New BOI Team Ferret Dozens Of Documents (PART 1) By The New Diplomat Economic Intelligence Desk Fresh revelations have emerged as to how two former Managing Directors of the Bank of Industry (BOI) allegedly stripped the Bank of vital public assets belonging to the bank. Those…

Etisalat Like UBA: Belo-Osagie’s Financial Mismanagement Exposed

Also Resigned From UBA Amidst Fraudulent Allegations Belo-Osagie Named In Panama Papers By 'Dotun Akintomide With Etisalat Nigeria enmeshed in $1.2bn debt crisis allegedly blamed on financial recklessness of the company's board, the resignation of its Billionaire Chairman, Hakeem Belo-Osagie, yesterday (Friday) was already cast in stone, but The New Diplomat's findings show this will not be…

N1.2bn Loan: Banks’ Shareholders Push For Takeover Of Etisalat

Some shareholder groups in the nation’s capital market on Tuesday urged Etisalat Nigeria to settle the N1.2 billion debt it owes 13 commercial banks to avoid a takeover. A cross section of the shareholder groups stated this in an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday. They insisted that the company must settle the debt…

Equities Market Suffers 5% Week-On-Week Loss

The Nigerian equities market extended its two-day loss to close Friday June 23, 2017 with a week-on-week negative position of 4.99 per cent due to falling oil prices nearing the budget benchmark of $44.5 per cent Five days trading witnessed market capitalisation depreciating by N7.465 billion. Analysts at Trust Yield investment said the “Nigeria’s recent…

Etisalat: We Are Owing Banks $574m, Not $1.2bn

Denied Being Under Probe Etisalat Nigeria has refuted claims that it was owing banks $1.2bn, saying it has repaid 42 per cent of the debt owed Nigerian banks and now owing $574bn as against what was being reported in the media. The clarification was made by the troubled telecommunications company on Thursday, The New Diplomat…

$1.2bn Loan: FG, Banks Disagree On Take-Over Of Etisalat

NCC Assures Subscribers Of Network Integrity Of Etisalat The Federal Government has disagreed with a consortium of local and foreign banks for taking over the management of Etisalat Nigeria after debt restructuring talks with the banks failed. Citing the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003, Section 38, Federal Government said it was too early for the…

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