Nigeria Borrowed $1.21bn as 28 States Failed to Attract Foreign Investments     Nigeria relied on foreign borrowing ($1.21bn) to boost its capital importation in the first six months of 2023. This is as 28 states failed to attract any foreign investments in the time under review, according...

FG Targets 350GW of Electricity by 2043 The Federal Government plans to achieve a target of 350 gigawatts of electricity-generating capacity by 2043. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu, said this when top management staff of the Nigerian Electricity Management Service Agency visited...

In Q2, Nigerians Preferred Netherlands for Export   A trade report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has indicated that The Netherlands maintained its lead as the top export destination of Nigerian goods in the second quarter of 2023. The report titled: “Commodity Price Indices and...

Insurance Firms, Banks Others Contribute N1.72trn To Economy   Banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions contributed N1.72 trillion to the nation’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first half of the year, H1’23. This represents 27 percent year-on-year YoY growth from the N1.35 trillion contributed...

In July, Lending, Savings Rates Hit 22.14% – Report   The gap between the maximum lending rate and savings deposit rate in the banking sector widened by 22.14 per cent in July. Banks savings deposit rate rose slightly to 5.24 per cent in July from 5.18 per...

Water Transportation Fare Increases By 45%, According To NBS   The average fare paid for water transport in June 2023 rose to N1,366.22, a 44.84 per cent rise from N943.26 in June 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed in its latest report. The NBS...