Economy sustains recovery with 0.51% GDP growth in Q1 Nigeria’s economy appears to be on sustained recovery from recession as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.51% (year-on-year) in real terms in the first quarter of 2021 (Q1’21). This marks two consecutive quarters of...

CBN Battles Recession, Raises COVID-19 Facility To N300bn       Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday said the bank would raise its COVID-19-targeted facility from N150 billion to N300 billion in order to accommodate more Nigerians in a bid to cushion the impact...