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CBN expends $17.81bn to strengthen naira

By Seun Ibiyemi The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) drew down Nigeria’s foreign reserves and expended $17.81billion to defend the nation’s weak currency, at the foreign exchange (forex) markets in 2022. According to the apex bank in its Annual CBN…

SMEDAN seeks stakeholders’ support for MSMEs growth

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has solicited the support of stakeholders to ensure that the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector becomes more competitive. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Dr Olawale Fasanya, gave the advice…

Food prices continue to rise in May —NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says prices of food items such as tomatoes, rice, and yams witnessed increases in May. It made the declaration in its Selected Food Prices Watch Report for May issued in Abuja on Tuesday. The…