$35bn Required to Execute Concrete Road Projects - Umahi   The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has revealed that the government needs $35bn to kick start the construction of concrete roads nationwide. He also stated that the moribund Ajaokuta steel company will provide 16 per cent of...

States Borrow N988trn, Spend N1.7trn on Meals, Trips, others   The 36 states of the federation have spent N1.71tn on recurrent expenditures including allowances, foreign trips, office stationery, aircraft maintenance, and more in the first nine months of 2023. This is according to an analysis of their...

Jigawa, Akwa-Ibom Lead as States Record $910m Forex Gain   No fewer than 13 state governments recorded significant Foreign exchange revaluation profits worth N71.59 billion in three months. This was disclosed through data obtained from the third quarter budget implementation report (July to September) on each state’s...

222,141 Workers Dump PFAs, Move N908bn – PenCom   No fewer than 222,141 workers have changed their Pension Fund Administrators and moved N908.363bn from their Retirement Savings Accounts since the National Pension Commission opened the window of transfer. PenCom disclosed this in its transfers report on ‘Quarterly...

'Inflation Jumps 24 Times in 25 Months'   Nigeria has experienced 24 times an increase in inflation in the past two years (25 months). This is according to a review of the Commodity Price Index reports published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The analysis showed that...

Currency in Circulation Hits New High   As latest data indicate, the currency in circulation (CIC) reached a new high of N2.99 trillion at the end of October 2023, it appears that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s policies and leadership changes have been playing a...