FG Suspends Tax on Maize, Rice, Other Essential Food Commodities The federal government has announced that certain essential food commodities imported via land and sea borders will no longer incur charges, levies, or taxes. This declaration was made by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security,...

GenCos, DisCos, Others Exempted from Withholding Tax The federal government has categorised all electricity companies, including the Generation and Distribution Companies (GenCos and DisCos), as those exempted from the payment of Withholding Tax in the country. This was contained in the new Withholding Tax regulation document...

Nigeria’s Money Supply Nears N100trn in May Nigeria’s money supply (M3) has surged to nearly N100 trillion, hitting a new peak of N99.24 trillion in May 2024. The latest money and credit statistics data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reveals a month-on-month (M-o-M) increase...

External Reserves Soars to $34 billion Nigeria’s external reserve hit a new milestone in June, rising to $34.07 billion, the highest level since March 2024. This information comes from the Central Bank’s external reserve position as of June 26, 2024. Last week, the external reserve reached...

It is highly likely that the Federal Government could face a potential loss of N2.97tn and $36.33m if revenue-generating agencies in the country do not reconcile unremitted earnings collected. 

Nigeria Exports N58.65b Electricity in Q1 2024 In the First Quarter 2024 Q1, Nigeria exported N58.65 billion electrical energy to African countries. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) made this known in its document titled: “Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics (Q1 2024).” A section of the report...