Nigeria’s Public Debt Increases By N2.04trn in Q1, 2022   The Debt Management Office (DMO) said on Tuesday that Nigeria’s total public debt stock increased to N41.60tn in the first quarter of 2022 from N39.56tn as of December 2021. This shows an increase of N2.04tn within a...

Nigerians Spent N74bn To Import Motorcycles In Q1, 2022   As the Lagos State Government clamps down on commercial motorcyclists and while some states try to regulate their activities, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said N74 billion was used to import motorcycles in the...

FG Suspends $950m Eurobond Borrowing Over Pricing   The Federal Government has shelved plans to raise about $950m selling overseas bonds, owing to unfavourable market conditions during the time frame approved for the fundraising, The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has said. Ahmed had said in April...

NPA MD Says Tin-Can Island Port Repairs To Gulp N360bn   Indication has emerged that the reconstruction of Nigeria’s second largest seaport, the Tin-Can Island Port in Lagos, will gulp about 600 million US dollars (N360 billion). Recall that the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) hinted at rehabilitating...

Free Trade Zones Contributes N29bn Tax In 2 Years - NEZA   The Nigeria Economic Zones Association (NEZA) has said the special economic zones in the country are not used for tax evasion but a source of gaining more revenue through custom duties and VAT than...

SEC Initiates Measures To Tackle Fraud, Unclaimed Dividends   The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning to provide capital market participants with unique identifiers in order to reduce fraud and the quantum of unclaimed dividends, a statement by the commission on Sunday said. The Director-General, SEC,...