Good morning, here are the latest top business news headlines for today Saturday, May 2021.
Nigeria’s External Reserves Drops by $314.67m In Two Weeks
Nigeria’s external reserves dropped by $314.67 million or 0.89 percent in about 13 days, the latest data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) website on Friday has shown.
The statistics on the movement of external reserves indicated that the balance in…Read more
Debit Cards: Still Driving Financial Inclusion
The last decade witnessed tremendous changes in the nation’s banking landscape. The number of bank customers have grown, agency banking has gained a foothold and cheques have given way to transfers, particularly through SMS banking and mobile apps. Debit cards, however, remained a constant feature during this period.
Debit cards are financial instruments issued by commercial banks to their…Read more
SON Boosts Non-Oil Export With Accredited Labs
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has announced plans to boost the export of Nigeria’s locally manufactured goods with its newly accredited laboratories.
The Director-General of SON, Mallam Farouk Salim, stated this at the…Read more
British Pharma, Astrazeneca, Makes $275m From Sale Of COVID-19 Vaccine
British pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca reported on Friday $275 million (227 million euros) in sales from its Covid vaccine in the first three months of the year.
It is the first time that the company discloses figures from sales of…Read more
FG Tasks States, Stakeholders On Attracting Investors
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, has urged all states and stakeholders to take advantage of initiatives provided by the Federal Government to attract more investors.
He assured the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) of his…Read more
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