Headline inflation eased slightly to 15.91% in June 2026, down from 15.93% in May, but more than half of the country’s states still recorded annual inflation above 30%, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
The Federal Government raised ₦5.08 trillion from the domestic bond market in the first half of 2026, a 77.8% increase compared to ₦2.86 trillion in the same period of 2025, according to analysis of Debt Management Office (DMO) auction results.
In Three Months, Manufacturing Sector Remits N330bn in VAT
Nigeria’s manufacturing sector remitted a record N329.59bn in Value Added Tax in the first quarter of 2026, the highest quarterly VAT contribution by the sector in four years and the largest share recorded by any economic...
Nigeria’s external reserves climbed by over $1 billion in the first half of June 2026, strengthening the country’s foreign exchange buffers, according to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) data.