Economy

By Samuel Malik Following our report, First Bank Vendors Cry Out Over N200 Million Unpaid Fees, on January 20, that contractors providing address verification services to First Bank of Nigeria accused it of owing them…
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  Between 2012 and 2014, a total of N201.79 billion was appropriated for 5,145 capital projects in the South West. Sadly, only few of these projects were found to exist. Even these ones are in bad shape despite whopping sums sunk…
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By Samuel Malik With a total asset value of N3.3 trillion and customer deposits of N2.6 trillion, First Bank of Nigeria, one of the biggest and oldest banks in the country, would not be expected to have any problem paying its bills,…
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The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development says Nigerians consume about 360,000 tonnes of beef yearly. This conservative figure is projected to rise to 1.3 million tonnes per year by 2050, some 260 per cent increase. But…
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Efforts to revive cocoa production in Nigeria are hobbled by policy inconsistency and poor coordination, among other factors. In this report across three states in the country’s cocoa producing belt, ABIOSE ADELAJA ADAMS…
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