Fed Govt Records N1.29trn Fiscal Deficit In Three Months       The Federal Government recorded a fiscal deficit of N1.29tn during the third quarter of 2020. This was disclosed in the third-quarter economic report of the Central Bank of Nigeria released on Sunday. The CBN said, “At N2.27tn, federally...

Declining Revenue Raises FG’s Deficit To N1.3trn In Q3, 2020           The Federal Government (FG) recorded a 42 percent shortfall in revenue collected in the third quarter 2020 (Q3’20) which resulted in deficit spending of N1.29 trillion during the quarter. The deficit spending recorded in the period...

Senate Passes 2021-2023 MTEF/FSP, Pegs Oil Benchmark At $40           The Senate on Thursday passed the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper. It pegged oil benchmark at $40 and exchange rate at N379 per dollar. The MTEF/FSP is the fiscal document upon which the 2021...

Pension Fund Assets Now N11.56trn         The total value of pension fund assets rose to N11.56 trillion by the third quarter ended September 30, 2020. Third quarter report of the National Pension Commission (Pencom) released at the weekend showed that about three-quarters of the total pension assets...

Buhari To Go Tough On Discos, Agents Selling Prepaid Meters         President Muhammadu Buhari, has reiterated his resolve to mete stiff measures to any of the Discos or their agents selling prepaid meters to their customers against the directive that they should be distributed free. This is...

Nigeria To Earn More Oil Revenue In 2020 Than Estimated - NEITI       Nigeria has surpassed the amount of revenue it planned to earn from its amended 2020 budget and could earn more before the year ends, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has stated. The...