Monetary

Apapa Customs Records $132.76m Export

Apapa Customs Records $132.76m Export   The bid by the federal government to diversify the Nigerian economy from crude oil seems to be yielding the desired result as export through the nation’s biggest port has been on the increase. This is according to the Apapa Command of...

In Nine Months, Farmers Earned N201bn From Exports

In Nine Months, Farmers Earned N201bn From Exports   Farmers in the country earned a total of N201. 66bn from export of agricultural products between January and September this year. The figure was arrived at from foreign trade in goods data, which was obtained from the National...

In 6 Years, Investments In Sugar Sector Hit N157bn — NSDC

In 6 Years, Investments In Sugar Sector Hit N157bn — NSDC   Investments in the sugar sector of the national economy rose to N157 billion in the last six years that the National Sugar Master Plan (NSMP) came on board, the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC)...

Investments In Mutual Funds Reaches N956.7bn In 11 Months

Investments In Mutual Funds Reaches N956.7bn In 11 Months   Total investment in mutual funds has grown to N956.7bn as of December 6, 2019. Data obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday showed the value of mutual funds increased by 53.91 per cent from N621.6bn...

IDB Mobilises Farmers In Kano With $95m Facility

IDB Mobilises Farmers In Kano With $95m Facility   No fewer than 1,260,000 smallholder farmers in rural areas of Kano State are expected to benefit directly from the Islamic Development Bank, under the Kano Agro-Pastoral Development Project. Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, said this on Wednesday during...

Fed Govt Generates N4.25trn, Stops 2019 Capital Budget Releases

Fed Govt Generates N4.25trn, Stops 2019 Capital Budget Releases   The Federal Government has ruled out any possibility of releasing additional funds to finance the capital components of the 2019 budget. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, who confirmed this during the...