FG Earmarks N3.27trn on Palliatives, Loans   The total spending by the Federal Government on palliatives and loans to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal may hit N3.27tn. The palliatives and loans were meant to cushion the effects of economic hardships on Nigerians and businesses...

IMF Says Inflation Will Slow Nigeria’s Economic Growth to 2.9%   Inflation will slow Nigeria’s economic growth to 2.9 per cent in 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted. It also downgraded the country’s economic growth prospect by 0.3 percentage points to 2.9 per cent for...

FG Targets More Tax Revenue as Global Rates Rise   The Federal Government has said it will focus more on domestic resources mobilisation with a focus on a more efficient collection of taxes, fees and payments that are due to the government. The Minister of Finance and...

CBN Slashes Cash Mop by 82% to N150bn   In a bid to stimulate economic growth worsened by unprecedented rise in prices of goods and services, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reduced its cash mop up operation by 82 per cent to N150 billion in...

External Reserves Drop by $841m in Three Months   Nigeria’s external reserves fell by $841.75m between July and September, figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revealed. The CBN revealed in its report on the movement of external reserves that the reserves, which stood at...

Pension in N2.4trn Deficit Before Reforms, Says PenCom Boss   The Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom) Mrs Aisha Dahir-Umar, has stated that the pension reforms in the country started when Nigeria was struggling with a N2.4tn deficit. This was disclosed in a new book titled...