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Remittance corridors
The Economist
This has led to big jumps in some numbers: Nigeria posted a near-doubling of remittance receipts in 2007. Where governments are sensitive about providing information, economists have used other methods. India, for instance, subjects remittances to ...

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CBN to conduct 13 year-audit on foreign airlines remittances
The Nation Newspaper
By Collins Nweze 19 hours 9 minutes ago The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is planning a 13-year foreign airlines forex remittances audit. The CBN in an April 26 circular, instructed all authorised dealers to submit data on remittances for each year on ...

India Sees Remittance Inflows of $64b in 2011: World Bank
INDOlink
Egypt, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Vietnam, and Lebanon, were among other large recipients. “Remittance flows to developing countries are expected to grow at 7-8 per cent annually to reach $467 billion by 2014,” the multilateral lender said.

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CBN Audits 12 Years Foreign Remittances
Leadership Newspapers
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the weekend requested all foreign airlines' and travel agencies to submit information on tickets sold by the airlines in the country within the last 12 years. The Director, Trade and Exchange Department, CBN, ...

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Daily Sun
The Director of the Centre for Demographic and Allied Research (CDAR) of the University of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka, Professor Cletus Agu, has disclosed that Nigeria accounts for about 60 per cent of all remittance inflows to sub-Saharan Africa.

Ghanaian Universities - How Nigerians Are Swindled
AllAfrica.com
A Nigerian student told Daily Trust that Nigeria loses a staggering USD2 billion to Ghana annually through remittances to students in the country. The reality about being a foreign student in Ghana is that you have to pay prohibitive amount of money as ...

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Nigeria gets 95000 slots for 2012 hajj
BusinessDay
A total of 95000 Muslim pilgrims from Nigeria are to perform the 2012 hajj with the first flight taking off on Sept. 18, says a top official. Muhammad Bello, Chairman, National Hajj Commission (NAHCON), said this on Thursday at a meeting with the Rep.

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Law to compel multinationals to list on NSE underway
BusinessDay
A Bill that would compel most of the multinationals operating in the country to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has been submitted to the House of Representatives for debate and passage, Abdulmumin Jubril, chairman, House Committee on Finance ...

FG Moves to Stop Excess Bank Charges
THISDAY Live
Okonjo-Iweala, who was reacting to pleas from the legislators that banks were “stealing” government blind with excessive bank charges, also disclosed that Nigeria's per capita GDP has grown to $1452. According to her, “over the past few years, ...
Okonjo-Iweala seeks speedy approval for N1.8tr external borrowing planThe Nation

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Payroll Software Uncovers Excess N14 Billion MDAs' Salaries
AllAfrica.com
For instance, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it would triple its remittance from N20 billion to N60 billion next year. The government is also targeting to reduce recurrent expenditure to 65 per cent of the budget by the next couple of years ...

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