Amidst Hike in Tariff, Power Generation Crashes to 3,383MW The recent increase in electricity tariff by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has failed to translate to improvement in power supply as on-grid generation fell to 3,383 Mega Watts as at 3pm yesterday. According to the...

In Two Years, Nine Oil Producing States’ Debts Skyrocket Despite N1.88trn Derivation Fund   Despite receiving N1.885 trillion from the 13 per cent oil derivation fund in two years, the nine oil-producing states’ debts as a result of loans taken from local and foreign lenders have...

Again, Lagos Generates More IGR than 30 States Combined …. RICH/Economic Viable States: Lagos, Ogun, River, Kaduna, Kwara, Oyo and Edo States … INSOLVENT/Poor IGR States: Bayelsa, Kebbi., Katsina, Akwa-Ibom, Taraba and Yobe States

Despite Concerns Over Capital, Banking Index Rises By 6%   During the past week, the banking index of the Nigeria Exchange Limited (NGX) recorded the highest gain of 6.08 per cent week-on-week compared to other indexes on the local bourse as investors’ wealth grew by N66bn. Banking...

Companies Raise Employees' Salaries by 18.35% in Six Months   To combat rising inflation in the country, companies increased the salaries of their staff members by 18.35 per cent to N29.45 trillion in the first six months of 2023. This is based on data from the National...

States Borrow N988trn, Spend N1.7trn on Meals, Trips, others   The 36 states of the federation have spent N1.71tn on recurrent expenditures including allowances, foreign trips, office stationery, aircraft maintenance, and more in the first nine months of 2023. This is according to an analysis of their...