NBS Report Says 133 million Nigerians are Poor The National Bureau of Statistics latest data has indicated that 133 million Nigerians are multidimensionally poor. In its latest National Multidimensional Poverty Index Report launched on Thursday, the NBS said that 63 per cent of Nigerians are poor...

FG to Disburse $1bn World Bank Grant to States The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed has disclosed that $1 billion will soon be distributed to states as part the last tranche of the $1.5 billion grants under the World Bank...

Reps Begin Probe Of N6.5bn Unrecovered Revenue   The House of Representatives on Tuesday commenced investigation into activities of the Board Management of Lagos International Trade Complex (LITC) over unrecovered revenue worth N6.5 billion. The resolution was passed during an investigative hearing held at the instance of...

Report Reveals 7000 firms, MDAs Owe FG N5.2trn   Eleven ministries, departments and agencies of the government as well as over 7000 corporate and private entities currently owe the Federal Government the sum of N5.2tn, a new report by the Federal Ministry of Finance has shown. Details...

FG Borrowed N2.94trn From Debt Market In 11 Months     The federal government between January and November of 2022 borrowed a sum of N2.94trillion through FGN Bond Market to finance the 2022 budget deficit, bond auction results released by the Debt Management Office (DMO) has revealed. This...

Fed Govt Received $339m From World Bank In 2022   The Federal Government has received $338.98m from the World Bank in 2022, which it plans to release to states soon. The funds were released under the State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability project, which was initiated in...