W/Bank loans Nigeria $700m For Water Supply   The Federal Government has secured a $700m loan from the World Bank for specific water projects in the country, the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, has said. According to him, most of the...

Reps Increase Next Year’s Budget By N735.850bn   The House of Representatives yesterday passed the 2022 budget estimates submitted by the President Muhammadu Buhari on October 10 with an increase of N735, 850,000,000. The Senate, however, failed to pass the budget, adjourning...

Customers Groan As Cash-strapped Banks Slash Withdrawal Limits   Amid a surge in demand for more cash by bank customers as the Yuletide season approaches, some Deposit Money Banks have slashed the withdrawal limits of their customers. Findings across bank branches in...

Bitcoin’s Market Cap Loses $264.28bn In 50 Days   The market capitalisation of bitcoin, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, fell by $264.28bn in 50 days. The market cap of BTC rose by $250.36bn in October to close at $1.16tn. BTC rose to a...

Senate, Reps Pass Finance Bill     The Senate and House of Representatives have passed the Finance Bill 2021, transmitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari, on December 7, 2021. They passed the bill on Tuesday following the consideration of a...

Nigeria’s Commodity Terms Of Trade Declines As Exports Fall By 2.3%   Nigeria’s all commodity terms of trade (ToT) fell by 2.85 percent in the third quarter of 2021 (Q3’21) even as commodity exports declined by 2.3 percent during the period. This...