Export Intervention Loans Now N44bn   The Central Bank of Nigeria’s intervention funds under its Export Facilitation Initiative rose to N44.58bn in October 2022. The bank disclosed this in statements released on its last Monetary Policy Committee meeting in 2022. “Under the Export Facilitation Initiative, the Bank provided...

Banks Borrowed N11.01trn From CBN In 2022   Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and Merchant Banks borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) discount window known as the Standing Lending Facility (SLF) dropped to N11.01trillion in 2022, representing a decline of 15 per cent from N13.01...

Debts Hit N22.57tn: Buhari Seeks Lawmakers Approval of N819bn Fresh Loan The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is seeking the National Assembly's approval for a N819.54bn supplementary budget, which it planned to finance through domestic borrowing. This is as Nigeria’s domestic debt rose to N22.57tn...

Analysts Kick As CBN Loans To FG Hit N22trn   The Federal Government borrowed N1.46tn from the Central Bank of Nigeria through Ways and Means Advances in August 2022. The total FG’s borrowing from CBN rose from N20.61tn in July 2022 to N22.07tn in August 2022. According to...

CBN Moves Against Defaulting Anchor Borrowers   The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has moved against beneficiaries of its Anchor Borrowers Programme who have failed to pay back their loans. The NIRSAL Microfinance Bank Limited (NMFB), has published the names of some of the borrowers with the...

Undisbursed Loans Raise Nigeria’s World Bank Debt To $21.15bn   Undisbursed loans may drive Nigeria’s debt to the World Bank from $12.72bn to $21.15bn. This shows that the yet-to-be disbursed loans can increase Nigeria’s debt to the lending institution by 66.27 per cent. The audited financial statements of...