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CBN to Nigerians: Handle Naira with dignity

CBN to Nigerians: Handle Naira with dignity

KANO — The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has urged Nigerians, particularly traders, to handle the naira with care, pride and dignity to prolong the lifespan of banknotes and reduce the cost of replacing soiled and mutilated currency. The Director, Currency Operations and Branch Management, Dr Adedeji Adetona, gave the advice on Monday during a […]
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Oil market to stabilise on increased OPEC cut, swells FG’s excess revenue

Oil market to stabilise on increased OPEC cut, swells FG’s excess revenue

The global oil market was very unstable in 2017, as a result of many factors, especially over-supply, speculation and politics, thus causing anxiety in major oil producing nations such as Nigeria, Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirate and Venezuela.

FIRS generated N4tr tax revenue in 2017

FIRS generated N4tr tax revenue in 2017

The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, said it generated N4 trillion from tax revenue collected in 2017. This represents 20 percent or N800 billion increase when compared with N3.3 trillion generated in 2016. The Executive Director, FIRS, Mr. Tunde Fowler disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Oba of Lagos yesterday.

Global solar investment up by 18% to $160.8bn in 2017- Report

Global solar investment up by 18% to $160.8bn in 2017- Report

World clean energy investment totalled $333.5bn last year, up three per cent from 2016 and the second highest annual figure ever, taking cumulative investment since 2010 to $2.5tn, a new Bloomberg Energy Finance report has stated.