Bank Loans To Govt Increase By 23% In Nine Months, Now N2.1trn   Bank loans to government have risen by 22.59 per cent, hitting N2.17tn as of the end of September 2021 from N1.77tn recorded in December 2020. This represents a N400bn increase within the nine-month period. This...

Capital Importation Drops By N1.68trn – CBN   Foreign investors appear to have boycotted the Nigerian market as capital importation has dropped by $4.08bn (N1.68tn) in one year, latest statistics have shown Between January and September 2020, total capital importation amounted to $8.55bn, data from the National...

Fed Govt Excessive Borrowing From CBN Threatens Exchange Rate, Others   The Federal Government’s excessive borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria through the Means and Ways Advances window can have adverse effects on the apex bank’s monetary policy and subsequently harm domestic prices and exchange...

Senate Begins Probe On N14.7bn PHCN Privatisation Fund In Secret Accounts     The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has begun investigation of N14.7bn proceeds of privatisation of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria allegedly hidden in commercial banks by the Bureau of Public Enterprise. The committee...

N10/litre Tax On Soft Drinks: Nigeria’ll Lose Investments - MAN   The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria said on Thursday that the introduction of excise duty of N10 per litre on all non-alcoholic, carbonated and sweetened beverages will make Nigeria lose investments to other countries. The Minister of...

Fed Govt Rakes In N8.6trn From Customs, FIRS In 2021   The federal government has realized the sum of N8.6trn as taxes for the year 2021. Data released by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) disclosed that both agencies generated N2.2...