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Afreximbank declares 2018 Structured Trade Finance Seminar, invites registrations

Ihesiulo Grace 12 September 2018 0

The Structured Trade Finance Seminar and Workshop, organized annually by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), will be hosted in Casablanca, Morocco, from 7 to 9 November, the Bank announced today in Cairo. The 2018 seminar and workshop, being organized in collaboration with the

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N4.6bn fraud: Court fixed October 2 for hearing

Ihesiulo Grace 11 June 2018 0

Hearing of a motion brought by former Minister of State for Finance, Nenandi Usman, has been fixed by a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos. Justice Mohammed Aikawa, on Monday fixed October 2 to hear the motion after Usman’s lawyer, Ferdinand Orbih (SAN), informed the court about the exparte application. Orbih had told the court that […]

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$322m Abacha loot will be spent on poor, vulnerable households-Adeosun

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2018 0

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has said that the $322million Abacha loot repatriated from the Swiss government will be spent on poor households under the social safety net programme of the federal government. Addressing journalists on Sunday in Washington DC at a joint press conference with the Governor of the Central Bank of […]

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Subsidy payment: Reps c’ttee walks out PPPRA officials

Ihesiulo Grace 14 March 2018 0

* As Adeosun, Kachikwu, Baru shun probe on fuel template Lower chamber’s c’ttee to unravel how price differential is paid The House of Representatives joint committee on Finance and Petroleum Resources Downstream investigating the huge payment of subsidy on imported refined petroleum products by the President Muhammadu Buhari- led administration on Tuesday, walked

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At last, Nigeria averts EGMONT expulsion as Reps pass NFIU bill

Ihesiulo Grace 7 March 2018 0

Lawmakers okay NFIU as independent agency Adopt 38 clauses to strengthen unit Senate takes decision today In a move to avert the threat of expulsion from EGMONT Group, the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, considered and passed the conference committee report on a bill to establish the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) as an independent […]

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Rivers 2017 budget never a secret document, government insists

Ihesiulo Grace 31 December 2017 0

Following the re-launch of the campaign for an open budget in Rivers State by the Executive Director of Integrity Group, Mr. Livingstone Wechie, the Rivers state government has insisted that the 2015 supplementary budget, as well as the 2016 and the 2017 budgets were available for the public to assess. The state commissioner for budget […]

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Finance ministry, OAGF comply with Fiscal Responsibility Act, says Adeosun

Ihesiulo Grace 24 December 2017 0

…Draws up daily, monthly cash payment plan The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has said that his ministry has synergized effectively with the Office of the Accountant General Of the Federation (OAGF) by adhering strictly to Fiscal Responsibility Act. Adeosun also disclosed that beyond this, her ministry has also drawn up daily, monthly cash […]

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Experts urge FG to make finance accessible for manufacturers

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2017 0

Some financial experts on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to create window of opportunities for the manufacturing sector to sustain the present Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. They stated this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, while reacting to the third quarter GDP figure released by the National Bureau […]

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How to Be Smart with Your Money (3) By Tunde Oyedoyin

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2015 0

In the two previous articles, I talked about the importance of knowing how to be smart with your money and checking your bank’s monthly  statements . I once went over a mini- statement I printed from an ATM and noticed an organisation had taken the money they shouldn’t take. Guess what, I called and told […]

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US Trains 85 Nigerian Women On Financial Independence

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2015 0

In its bid to boost entrepreneurship among Nigerian women, the United States Consulate-General in Lagos on Thursday trained about 85 Nigerian women on how to be financially independent in their homes and other socio-economic engagements. The One-Day Seminar tagged, “Take Charge of Your Financial Future” was specifically organised by the Consulate to expose young and […]

Opinion

How to Be Smart with Your Money (1)

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2015 0

One of the greatest skills you can learn in life is how to be smart with your own money. And contrary to the miscon­ception of many who are struggling with their fi­nances, you actually don’t need to wait till you have a million dollars to learn how to be smart with your money. It’s not […]

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Personal Finance: Make a Habit of Reinventing Yourself (2)

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2015 0

So, why should you reinvent yourself? One reason is that you have the ability to make changes to your life and give it a makeover. This may not happen overnight, but it’s worth it. Have you ever attended a wedding ceremony? Chances are that everyone has. Remember that guests are normally whaaooed when they see […]

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UBA Becomes First Indigenous Dual Listed Firm

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2015 0

A group of capital market operators have stated that the listing of the UBA Plc N30.50 billion bond on the Financial Market Dealers Quotations Over-the-Counter (FMDQ OTC) and the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) would boost market liquidity.   FMDQ OTC is another trading platform on the nation’s capital market.   The capital market experts said […]

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Banks partner on Quick Service Delivery

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2015 0

The management of Empire Trust Microfinance Bank (ETMB) has announced that it has entered a partnership with Stanbic IBTC Bank to quicken service delivery to customers in all its branches nationwide. The Managing Director of ETMB, Mr. Seun Durojaiye, who made the disclosure to newsmen on Thursday in Lagos said that the partnership is geared […]