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Zenith Bank emerges best commercial bank in Nigeria
Zenith Bank Plc has been named the Best Commercial Bank in Nigeria in the World Finance Banking Awards 2021. The award, which was ...
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World’s richest man – Jeff Bezos resigns
The world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, worth about $203 billion recorded a daily gain of about $4.02 billion and has officially resigned his ...
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AfDB launches 5-year strategy for sustainable economic performance in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a five-year Strategy for Economic Governance in Africa (SEGA) to promote sustainable economic performance in African ...
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GDP growth projected at 4.2% in 2022 – FG
The Federal Government has projected a rise to 4.2 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2022. Mrs Zainab Ahmed, ...
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Zenith Bank retains position as Nigeria’s number one tier-1 bank
Zenith Bank Plc has been ranked as the Number One Bank in Nigeria by Tier-1 Capital in the 2021 Top 1000 World Banks ...
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NDIC begins payment to depositors in 14 closed banks
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, has announced plans to commence payment of liquidation dividends to uninsured depositors, creditors and shareholders of additional ...
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El Salvador to airdrop $30 in Bitcoin to its Citizens
The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, has announced that the government will airdrop $30 worth of Bitcoin (BTC) to every adult ...
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SPW Programme: FG paid N24.8 billion as stipends to 413,630 beneficiaries
The Federal Government has so far paid N24.8 billion as stipends to 413,630 beneficiaries of its Special Public Works Programme (SPWP). Minister of ...
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FG, States total debt rises to N33 trillion in Q1 2021 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed that Nigeria’s total debt between the Federal Government and states rose to the sum of N33.11 ...
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Nigeria earned $34.22b from oil and gas in 2019
Nigeria earned a total sum of $34.22 billion from the oil and gas sector in 2019, according to the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency ...