Fed Govt To Launch $750m World Bank-backed Programme   The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council, on Tuesday, unveiled its plans to kickstart a $750m World Bank-funded programme in January next year. This was as Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, said the kind of business environment Nigeria...

Pension Fund Assets Gain N388.98bn In Q2, 2022   Pension fund assets have risen by N388.98 billion, according to the second quarter (Q2) 2022 report released yesterday by the National Pension Commission (PenCom). The pension assets rose quarterly by N388.98 billion from the N13.88 trillion recorded at...

Reps To NPA: Resolve $753m, N1.61bn Debts Immediately   The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts, on Tuesday, ordered the Nigerian Ports Authority to immediately call a meeting with firms operating Nigeria’s ports to determine their actual indebtedness to the Federal Government. This is based on...

2023 Budget'll Be Presented To NASS Next Month — Akabueze   The executive will present the 2023 Federal Government budget proposal to the National Assembly by September. Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation Mr. Ben Akabueze, revealed this at the commencement of the training of Budget Officers...

Nigeria’s External, Domestic Debt Service Gulps N15.22trn   Nigeria in the past 10 years has spent a whopping sum of N15.22trillion to service its domestic and external debts, data gathered on the official website of Debt Management Office (DMO) has revealed. Thorough analysis of the DMO numbers...

FG To Raise N225bn New Bonds From Investors The federal government will today conduct its regular primary auction of new bond issuances with a view to raising additional N225 billion from the domestic capital market. Investment firms at the weekend doubled up efforts at pre-auction marketing...