Monetary

EFCC To Splash Out N1bn on Local Travels, N413m on Vehicles

EFCC To Splash Out N1bn on Local Travels, N413m on Vehicles The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has planned to spend N1,055,633,61 billion on local travels, analysis of the 2024 budget has shown. The commission also budgeted N113.4m on training for local travels while N389.6m...

$2bn Debt: Airlines Get $62m As CBN Repays Banks

$2bn Debt: Airlines Get $62m As CBN Repays Banks The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has paid $2bn to clear a part of its backlog of matured foreign exchange obligations to the Deposit Money Banks. Reports have put CBN’s forward contract obligations to banks at $7bn....

Five States, FCT Attract $654.65m Foreign Investments

Five States, FCT Attract $654.65m Foreign Investments   Five states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, attracted a total of $655.4 million as capital importation in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023. Foreign investors brought in their investments only into Lagos, FCT, Abia, Ogun, Akwa-Ibom and Ekiti...

Nigeria’s Capital Inflow Drops to $654.65m in Q3, Lowest in a Decade

Nigeria's Capital Inflow Drops to $654.65m in Q3, Lowest in a Decade By Zekeri Idakwo Nigeria's capital importation has significantly dropped in the third quarter of 2023. According to the figure released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in the third quarter of 2023, Nigeria's capital...

NASS N197.93bn 2024 Budget more than that of Seven Universities Combined

NASS N197.93bn 2024 Budget more than that of Seven Universities Combined By Zekeri Idakwo The 2024 Federal Government proposed budget for the National Assembly is more than the budget of seven Universities put together. According to the recent data from the Budget Office, the National Assembly will receive...

In Nine Months, Rising Cost of Living Pushes Nigerians to Borrow N740bn from Banks

In Nine Months, Rising Cost of Living Pushes Nigerians to Borrow N740bn from Banks The rising cost of living has pushed Nigerians to borrow about N740 billion from banks between January and September this year. An analysis of the quarterly economic reports of the Central Bank...