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Low pay in service, worse in retirement, police officers face uncertain future

Caleb Ojewale Nov 23, 2020

When the average police officer retires from service in Nigeria, life as he/she knows it essentially ends. There is little...

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#NES 26: Building partnerships for economic resilience

Odinaka Anudu Nov 23, 2020

Today marks the beginning of the 26th edition of Nigerian Economic Summit (#NES 26). This year’s theme ‘Building Partnerships for...

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Can Nigeria survive era of peak oil?

Oladehinde Oladipo Nov 20, 2020

Nigeria’s dependence on oil has been brought into cross-examination for the umpteenth time to such a degree that some economists...

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Retailers struggle to pay rents as sales decline

Bunmi Bailey Nov 20, 2020

Retail shops are struggling to pay rents due to decline in revenue and escalating costs caused by Covid-19 pandemic, forcing...

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#EndSARS aftermath reflects government disconnect with Nigeria’s future

Odinaka Anudu Nov 19, 2020

After the infamous shooting of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos, by Nigerian soldiers on October 20, youth representatives were...

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Nigeria’s equity risk premium returns with a vengeance, but how sustainable is it?

Patrick Atuanya Nov 18, 2020

In Finance, the concept of an equity risk premium is not really difficult to grasp. The Equity Risk Premium (ERP)...

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Cadbury, Nestlé, Guinness, others count losses on controversial border closure

Odinaka Anudu Nov 17, 2020

Manufacturers are reeling from loss of revenues and foreign exchange due to the Federal Government’s stubborn closure of the Nigeria-Benin...

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Nigerians face bleakest Christmas since 2016 as food, transport prices surge

Mercy Ayodele Nov 17, 2020

The Gbadebo family’s Christmas tradition of buying two bags of rice, 10 live chickens and a goat for the usual...

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Despite 36bn barrels oil reserves, Nigeria stagnant as Brazil emerges world’s foremost offshore producer

Oladehinde Oladipo Nov 17, 2020

Sharply weaker oil prices, the coronavirus pandemic and heightened geopolitical uncertainty have done little to blunt Brazil’s epic offshore oil...

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As Nigerian government mulls custody of unclaimed dividends, what’s global best practice?

Lolade Akinmurele Nov 16, 2020

The Nigerian government’s tentative plan to take custody of unclaimed dividends belonging to private shareholders has predictably elicited mixed reactions,...

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Harsh operating environment pushes cost of listed manufacturers to N1.94trn

Bala Augie Nov 16, 2020

Listed manufacturers in Africa’s largest economy run on huge cost that undermines profit margins, as a difficult business environment continues...

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World Bank, FG partner to create land banks as states battle to increase IGR

Anthony Ailemen Nov 16, 2020

Faced with paucity of funds and dwindling resource allocation from the federation account, government at Nigeria’s sub-national levels, aided by...

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Storms gather over life pension for ex-governors, deputies

Emelike Obinna Nov 15, 2020

Amid rising poverty, youth unemployment, inability of most states to pay N30,000 minimum wage, poor road infrastructure, and underdevelopment of...

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Stocks gaining over N1trn in one day triggers NSE circuit breaker

Iheanyi Nwachukwu Nov 13, 2020

Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market-wide circuit breaker kicked on Thursday, November 12, 2020, at 12:55pm, its first time in four...

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‘Nigeria Customs needs automation, paperless procedures to reduce delay, high cost of cargo clearing’

Amaka Anagor-Ewuzie Nov 13, 2020

For Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to stop ceaseless delays in cargo clearing and reduce cost of doing business at the...