LCCI, ACCI, Raise Concerns As Buhari Seeks Approval For Fresh $6.1bn Loan       The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry have both raised concerns over the rising debt profile of Nigeria following Buhari’s request that the Senate should...

AfDB, European Bank To Bridge $2.5tn Africa’s Financing Gap       The African Development Bank Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote sustainable private sector development in Africa. In a statement issued by its Communication and External...

'Nigeria Needs $3trn For Infrastructure In 30 Years'       Agusto & Co., a rating agency and research firm, has said Nigeria has a huge infrastructural deficit and requires up to $3tn over the next 30 years to bridge this gap. It said in a report on Monday...

NNPC, NPA, Others To Face Senate Panel This Week Over Unremitted N2trn       The Senate Committee on Finance has sent out invitations to heads of 60 government-owned firms to start appearing before it from this week. They are to explain their failure to remit various funds running...

67 Aggrieved Depositors Lodged N11.7bn Complaints Against Banks – CIBN       The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria has said it received 67 petitions from depositors against banks in 2020, with claims totalling amounted to N11.7bn. The CIBN disclosed this in its 2020 annual report, which was...

AfDB To Invest $3bn In Africa’s Pharmaceutical Industry         The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it would invest 3 billion dollars to build Africa’s pharmaceutical industry in the next 10 years. President of the AfDB, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said this at a virtual Finance in Common...