Cardoso, Edun, Others Appear Before Senate Committee The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has addressed Senator Adetokunbo Abiru, APC Lagos, East-led Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and other Financial Institutions. Edun, who led the economic team, the Governor of the...

Rising Inflation Poses Risk To New Minimum Wage President Bola Tinubu has set up a committee to decide on the new minimum wage for Nigerian civil servants, however, concerns have been raised regarding the country’s rising inflation which is currently at 28.92%. Economists believe the implementation...

Nigeria’s Inflation Hits 28.92% Amid High Food Prices Nigeria’s annual inflation rate rose to 28.92 per cent in December 2023 from 28.20 per cent in November, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday. The statistics office said the December 2023 headline inflation rate showed an...

In Nine Months, Rising Cost of Living Pushes Nigerians to Borrow N740bn from Banks The rising cost of living has pushed Nigerians to borrow about N740 billion from banks between January and September this year. An analysis of the quarterly economic reports of the Central Bank...

Naira Appreciates By 23.5% Despite Rising Inflation   Despite Nigeria’s headline inflation rate nearing 30 per cent, the Naira appreciated 23.5 per cent leading to projections by experts that FX liquidity conditions are expected to remain tight, pending receipt of expected FX inflows. Nigeria’s headline inflation rate...

NBS: Nigeria’s Inflation Jumps to 28.20% in November Inflation surged to 28.20 per cent in November from 27.33 per cent in October, underscoring a worsening cost of living crisis in the country. In its new ‘Consumer Price Index: November 2023’ released on Friday, the National Bureau...