Fed Govt Recorded N485.51bn Fiscal Deficit In January – CBN       The Federal Government recorded N485.51bn fiscal deficit in January, statistics obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria have shown. to the monthly economic report for January released by the CBN on Friday, the low revenue performance...

CBN To Place Wheat, Sugar On Forex Restriction List     The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is working to include sugar and wheat on the list of commodities that will be banned accessing foreign exchange (FX). CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele made this disclosure on Thursday in Awe,...

Forex Scarcity Cripples Local Airlines, Spike Airfares     The foreign exchange (FX) liquidity crisis is eating deeper into the daily operations of the local airlines, causing airlines’ capacity to dwindle and hitting up airfares. The Economic Confidential, yesterday, learned that operators in the aviation sector have not...

CBN, SEC In Talks On Crypto Market Regulation       The Securities and Exchange Commission has said it is in discussion with the Central Bank of Nigeria on how to better understand and regulate the cryptocurrency market in the country. SEC said on Thursday that it would continue...

Experts Blame Forex, Insecurity, Low Production As Inflation Hits 18.17%       Nigeria’s rate of inflation, which has maintained a continuous increase for more than a year, rose again in March, hitting a high of 18.17 per cent, according to data released on Thursday by the National...

Large-scale Rice Millers Groan under Paddy Scarcity, by Salisu Na'inna Dambatta Nigeria's drive toward self-sufficiency in rice production as part of a multifaceted programme to deepen our national food security as enunciated by the administation led by President Muhammadu Buhari seem to be  under threat...