Minimum Wage: FG, NLC Reach New Agreement The federal government and organised labour have agreed on the fixing of a new minimum wage that is above N60,000. The agreement was reached at the end of a meeting held on Monday between leaders of the Nigeria Labour...

FX Reserves Fall by $1.8bn in 10 Weeks – CBN Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves have fallen by $1.8bn in 10 weeks, according to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). As of May 29, 2024, the country’s FX reserves stood at $32.69bn, down from $34.44bn...

Debt Management: CBN Calls for Transparency, Training for Professionals The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has emphasised the importance of transparency in debt management and borrowing activities to build trust with investors, creditors, and the public. The CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, made the call in Abuja,...

The announcement that Saudi Arabia will participate in the Miss Universe Pageant for the first time has triggered both curiosity and debate.

CBN Revokes Heritage Bank License The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the license of Heritage Bank Plc with immediate effect. This decision, it said, was to maintain a stable and healthy financial system as authorised under Section 12 of the Banks and Other Financial...

N3.7tn Debt Threatens Power Generation Power generation companies have declared that the sector’s indebtedness to companies that produce electricity is now N3.7tn and that this is a threat to further electricity production. Electricity producers under the aegis of the Association of Power Generation Companies drew the...