Credit To Private Sector Rises To N31.822trn       Banking sector credit to the private sector increased year-on-year by N382 billion to N31.823 trillion as of April, up from the N31.440 trillion it was as at the end of March. The data were compiled from the latest Central...

Foreign Reserves Depreciated By $790m       Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves have depreciated by $790 million despite the rise in crude oil prices. The foreign reserves stood at $34.43 billion as at May 17 data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) website showed. Managing Director, Financial Derivatives Company...

Investors Dump Equities Amid Anxieties Over CBN’s Rate Call         Nigerian equities closed at the weekend with a net loss of N604 billion as anxieties over the likely decisions of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on benchmark interest rate and other monetary policy tools fuelled...

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...

Investors Gain N150bn As Nigerian Stocks Cut Losses       Investors gained N150bn at the close of trading on the Nigerian Exchange Limited last week as stocks pared their losses. The NGX All-Share Index and market capitalisation appreciated by 0.72 per cent to close the week at 39,481.89...

Despite Buhari’s Forex Ban, Food Imports Gulps $1.24bn       Food products imports gobbled up $1.24bn of the foreign exchange supplied by the Central Bank of Nigeria from October 2020 to March 2021 despite the ban directive from President Muhammadu Buhari. The foreign exchange used for the importation...