Foreign Investors Decline Holdings in Nigerian Stocks by 58% Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) scaled down their investments in Nigerian’s stock market to N53.71 billion in the first quarter of 2023, Q1’23, following concerns around rising socio-political risks, increased naira volatility among others. This represents a 58.3...

DMO Says Repayment Of N22.7trn Loan To Begin 2026   The repayments of principal to service the loans from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the Ways and Means Advances will begin in four years. This was according to a disclosure by the Debt Management Office...

Fuel Subsidy: CISLAC Queries $800m World Bank Loan for Nigerians   The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, has queried the Federal Government over the World Bank’s $800 million loan to the country, as a palliative to cushion the effect of the proposed fuel subsidy removal...

FG Refunds States N860bn For Road Construction   The Federal Government has refunded N859.7bn to various state governments as reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenditures incurred in constructing federal roads over eight years. This was disclosed in a fact sheet highlighting achievements of the Buhari administration shared by the...

Senate Approves Restructuring Of FG’s N22.7trn Unbudgeted Loans From CBN   The Senate yesterday approved the request of President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure the N22.7 trillion Ways and Means loan advanced to the Federal Government by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The approval followed the consideration...

Reps Summon NIMASA DG, Halt $700m Cabotage Fund Disbursement   The House of Representatives has directed the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to stop the planned disbursement of the $700 million Cabotage Vessels Financing Fund (CVFF). The lawmakers adopted a motion on matters of urgent...