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Action Aid wants FG to shelve VAT increase, strengthen anti-corruption institutions
Businessam StaffMarch 26, 2019
Action id Nigeria, a non governmental organisation committed to poverty reduction in Nigeria, has urged the President Mohammadu Buhari
U.S. stocks climb as treasury rally takes breather
Businessam StaffMarch 26, 2019
U.S. stocks rallied and Treasuries fell as investor concern over an economic downturn showed signs of easing. The dollar edged higher.
EU lawmakers back copyright reforms targeting Google, Facebook
Chris IkosaMarch 26, 2019
EU lawmakers have endorsed an overhaul of the bloc’s two-decade old copyright rules, which will force Google and Facebook Inc to pay
Bahrain to use Huawei in 5G rollout despite U.S. warnings
Businessam StaffMarch 26, 2019
Bahrain, headquarters of the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet, plans to roll out a commercial 5G mobile network by June, partly using Huawei
JUST IN: 2019 budget hits setback as Udoma, Ahmad, others shun Reps hearing
Businessam StaffMarch 26, 2019
The 2019 budget, on Tuesday, encountered a major setback as heads of federal government’s ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs)
What African central banks will be discussing in the next 7 days
Businessam StaffMarch 26, 2019
Central bankers in Africa’s largest economies will consider very different conditions when deciding on interest rates over the next
CBN MPC reduces interest rate — two years after retaining 14%
Businessam StaffMarch 26, 2019
The monetary policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced the monetary policy rate by 50 basis points. This means
Oil prices rise amid supply cuts
Businessam StaffMarch 26, 2019
Oil prices climbed on Tuesday, pushed up by supply cuts led by producer club, OPEC, and U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela,
$1.2 bn tax assessment: AGF wants court to strike out MTN’s suit
Chris IkosaMarch 26, 2019
The attorney general of the federation (AGF) on Tuesday, prayed a Federal High Court in Lagos, to strike out a suit by MTN Nigeria
FG reopens N100bn bond offer this week
Businessam StaffMarch 26, 2019
The Federal Government is scheduled to reopen the APR-2023, Mar-2025 and Feb-2028 bonds for subscription by offering investors N40bn