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CBN Cut Interest Rate on Its Bank Applicable Facilities from Nine to 5 Per Cent

Global UpfrontMar 16, 2020March 16, 20200

In reaction to the negative effects of the pandemic, Coronavirus, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday cut interest rates on all applicable apex

Nigerian Consumer Agency, Chinese Firm Bicker Over Closure of Restaurant, Mall Over Allegations of Racisim

Global UpfrontMar 16, 2020March 16, 20200

Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), the apex consumer protection agency in the country says it has sealed an elitist Chinese restaurant and mall

Estimated Electricity Billing Now Illegal in Nigeria

Global UpfrontFeb 25, 2020February 25, 20200

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Tuesday said that all the nation’s 11 electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) to stop further collection of electricity bill

Nigerian Economy Grew by 2.27% in 2019

Global UpfrontFeb 25, 2020February 25, 20200

Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday said that the national economy grew by 2.27 per cent in 2019. The annual Gross Domestic Product

Nigeria’s Foreign Exchange Reserves, Excess Crude Account On Downward Spiral

Global UpfrontFeb 24, 2020February 24, 20201

Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserve and the Excess Crude Account (ECA) continues its downward trend with the Central Bank of Nigeria saying that the foreign reserves

Piracy, Oil Thieves, Threat to Nigeria’s Survival

Global UpfrontFeb 19, 2020February 19, 20200

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says that the growing activities of oil thieves and pirates along Nigeria’s waterways and the Gulf of Guinea is

Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Now Above 12 Per Cent

Global UpfrontFeb 18, 2020February 18, 20200

Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday said that the nation’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation rate, rose to 12.13 percent in

Nigerian, Ethiopian Cooperation, Impetus for African Trade Integration

Global UpfrontFeb 12, 2020February 12, 20200

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that a robust cooperation between Nigeria and Ethiopia would provide a strong pillar for African integration. President Buhari noted that