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CPPE urges Central Bank to suspend interest rate hike as MPC meets today

Constance Ebere Jul 22, 2024 0

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend it's planned interest rate hike as the apex bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets today. Dr. Muda Yusuf,…

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NIGERIA A FRAUDULENT JOKE – Ex-presidential aide, Akin Osuntokun

Abdulfatah May 6, 2019 0

Akin Osuntokun, former managing director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and political adviser to ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo, has lamented the poor commitment exhibited by the topmost political elite to the survival of the Nigerian…

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Uganda holds key lending rate at 10%

Abdulfatah Apr 1, 2019 0

Uganda’s central bank, on Monday, held its benchmark lending rate at 10 per cent for the third time in a row, the bank’s governor said. The bank’s Governor, Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, said in Kampala that it remained unchanged, due to…

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Financial inclusion: Why 40% Nigerians shun banks, keep their money at home

Abdulfatah Jan 28, 2019 0

Emeka Okoroanyanwu and Babajide Okeowo Financial inclusion has continued to assume increasing recognition among policy makers, researchers and development oriented agencies across the globe. Its importance derives from the promise it…