LCCI, NUPENG Knock FG Over Subsidy Removal, $800m Palliative Loan   The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has raised concerns over the $800 million loan the Federal Government has secured to cushion the effect of premium motor spirit (PMS) subsidy removal on poor Nigerians,...

Debt: Nigeria Defaults In Repayment To China, Penalties Stand At N41. 31bn   Nigeria has failed to service its debt to China which has accumulated to N110.31 billion in the last two years. According to report by the Debt Management Office (DMO), the China debt stock...

Fuel Subsidy: FG To Begin 40% Pay Rise For Workers By April Ending   Barring any last-minute change of plans, the Federal Government will begin payment of the planned increase in civil servants’ pay by the end of this month (April), The PUNCH can report. The President,...

BoI Group Assets Rise to N2.38trn   The Bank of Industry Group (BoI) revealed that its total asset rose by 39.2 per cent to N2.38trn as of the end of 2022 financial period. It said in a statement on Monday that the growth was achieved following the...

External Reserves Fell to $35bn in Two Weeks - CBN   The Central Bank of Nigeria report has revealed the country’s external reserves fell by $112.78m in two weeks to $35.42bn Figures obtained from the CBN’s data on the movement of external reserves on Monday showed that...

NRC Debt Servicing Hit N111bn, Generates N12bn – Report The Federal Government has spent $247.98m (which amounts to N111.23bn using the Central Bank of Nigeria’s December 30, 2022, official exchange rate of N448.55) servicing railway debts in the last two years while making only N11.61bn...