Banks Slash Dollar-cash Deposits to $5,000 Monthly       Nigerian banks have reduced the amount of United States dollars customers can pay into their domiciliary accounts from the previous $10,000 to $5,000 monthly. A top bank official who craved anonymity confirmed the new policy yesterday. However, the new policy...

FG Offers Three-year Bond At 2.76% Per Annum     The Federal Government of Nigeria is offering a coupon of 2.759 per cent as annual return to investors for a three-year bond and 1.759 per cent for a two-year bond under government’s monthly savings bond issuance programme. The...

GTB, Zenith, UBA Account For N15.88bn Transactions         The most traded stocks on the floor of the stock market last week were United Bank for Africa Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc and Zenith Bank Plc (measured by volume) as they accounted for 88×5.52 million shares worth...

Population Of Extremely Poor Persons In Nigeria Hits 102m — NECA         There are indications that Nigeria’s poverty level may have further deteriorated as the latest reports of the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, shows a 10 percentage point rise in the number of the extreme...