Insecurity, Others Push Up Inflation To 14.9%         There are indications that the rising insecurity, border closure, increases in Value Added Tax (VAT), pump price of fuel, electricity tariffs and exchange rates have combined to further pressure headline inflation rate to 14.9 percent in November, 2020. This...

Oil Marketers Refuse To Obey N5 Reduction In Petrol Price         Oil marketers, on Monday, failed to adjust the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) at their filling stations to reflect the N5 reduction announced by the Federal Government last week. After meeting with officials of...

Banks’ Non-performing Loans Now N1.17trn – NBS         Non-performing loans in the Nigerian banking sector fell by N42.4bn in three months, latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics have shown. According to figures obtained from the NBS’ latest Selected Banking Sector Data Report on Sunday, the...

House Summons Auditor General Over $36.1m W/Bank Loan         The House of Representatives has summoned the acting Auditor General of the Federation, Mr Aghughu Adolphus, over a $36.1m facility under the Fiscal Governance and Institutions Project of the World Bank, to the office. The House Committee on...

Fed Govt Begins N30,000 Grants To Drivers, Cart Pushers           The Federal Government has launched the transport support track under its MSME Survival Fund schemes for artisans and transporters. President’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement issued on Sunday, said the grant was in continuation of the...

N3bn Needed To Resuscitate Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill - Senate       The Senate at the weekend revealed that the total sum of N3 billion would be required to resuscitate the Ajaokuta steel rolling mill which has been under construction since 1980. The Chairman of the Senate Committee...