External Debt: FG Deducts N78bn From States Allocations For Servicing   The Federal Government deducted over N78bn from allocations made to the states for external debt servicing. This was according to data from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) Disbursement reports published by the National Bureau of...

MAN, Others Reject FG’s Excise Tax Hike   The Organised Private Sector of Nigeria comprising the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), the Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industries...

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...

Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Decline By $1.82bn In Four Months   The external reserve is expected to continue its downward trend in the coming weeks as major sources of forex inflows deteriorate. Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves have dropped by $1.82 billion over the past four months, official data...

AMCON Heightens Moves To Recover Over N4trn Debt   The Managing Director/CEO, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr Ahmed Lawan Kuru, said the corporation is taking more steps to recover the over N4 trillion government debts from private individuals. Kuru stated this at the weekend when...

IMF Says Nigeria, Others May Lose $10bn To Political Tensions   The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said Nigeria could lose an estimated $10bn of foreign direct investment and official development assistance inflows to geo-political tensions. The IMF in its country focus on Sub-Saharan Africa, released on...