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Tag Archives: Nigerian naira
Nigerian pirates demand $1.3 mln for kidnapped sailors
(Reuters) – Pirates who kidnapped six foreign sailors from an oil servicing vessel off the Nigerian coast on Sunday are demanding 200 million naira ($1.3 million) for their release, police said on Wednesday. One Russian, three Ukrainian and two Indian … read more
The Judiciary’s Complicity in the Rape And Looting of Nigeria
By Akintokunbo A Adejumo “Money and Corruption Are ruining the land, Crooked politicians Betray the working man, Pocketing the profits And treating us like sheep, And we’re tired of hearing promises, That we know they’ll never keep.” –Ray Davies: Once … read more
Nigeria’s finance minister orders fuel subsidy slow down
Nigeria’s finance minister said on Thursday she had ordered a slow down to fuel subsidy payments to allow verification that they are for genuine deliveries, an effort to combat fraud costing it billions of dollars. “I decided that we should … read more
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Nigeria: Naira under foreign investor selling pressure
Nigeria’s naira currency eased further against the dollar on the interbank market on Wednesday, to its weakest level since Dec. 29, as demand for the dollar outpaced supply, traders said on Wednesday. The naira was trading at 163.05 to the … read more
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