NSC Saves N31bn from Demurrage Application in Six Month The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has said that out of a total requested amount of N50.8bn demurrage applications it received between January and June 2024, the sum of N19.6bn was validated as reasonable for payment leading...

Nigeria's Fiscal Deficit Increased by 0.1% in April – CBN The Federal Government’s fiscal deficit rose month-on-month by 0.1 per cent to N824.79bn in April from N823.91bn in March, the Central Bank of Nigeria disclosed in its April 2024 Monthly Economic Report. A fiscal deficit is...

FG Pays N205bn From N1.3trn Owed Power Generation Companies The federal government yesterday said it had offset N205 billion from the N1.3 trillion debt owed Generation Companies (Gencos) to raise the level of liquidity in the power sector. The government also stated that the noticeable improvement...

FG Opens Offer For $500m Domestic Bond, Bars Cash Payment   The Federal Government, through the Debt Management Office, has opened offers for its dollar-denominated domestic bond of $500m. It was issued at an interest rate of 9.75 per cent per annum for a tenor of five...

'Banks’ Assets Rise To N121.8trn' The total assets of the banking sub-sector of Nigeria’s Financial & Professional Services Sector, has risen by 56.14 per cent to N121.8tn. This was disclosed in the State of Enterprise 2024 Report released by the EnterpriseNGR on Monday. EnterpriseNGR is a member-led...

CBN Reveals $343m Decline in External Reserves Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves dipped by $342.97m to $36.53bn in nine days, data from the Central Bank of Nigeria on Sunday showed. The decline in the country’s foreign exchange reserves comes amid the recent sale of $876.26m to meet...