TOP NEWS Banks begin five per cent contributions to SMEs The five per cent banks contributions from their profit after tax, tagged Agriculture/SMEs Fund (AGSMEs Fund) has taken off. Chijioke Nelson
Experts differ on reduction of CBN governor’s powers Clara Nwachukwu, Business Editor and Chijioke Nelson
Government gives fresh conditions for release of Paris Club funds Saxone Akhaine (Kaduna), Mathias Okwe, Collins Olayinka (Abuja) and Toyin Olasinde (Lagos)
Inflation drops to 17.8% on falling food prices, others Chijioke Nelson, Adeyemi Adepetun (Lagos), Chuka Odittah and Otei Oham (Abuja)