Large-scale Rice Millers Groan under Paddy Scarcity, by Salisu Na'inna Dambatta Nigeria's drive toward self-sufficiency in rice production as part of a multifaceted programme to deepen our national food security as enunciated by the administation led by President Muhammadu Buhari seem to be  under threat...

LCCI Concerned Over Rising Inflation, Debt Sustainability       As the country awaits a higher inflation rate for March due for release today,, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has expressed concerns about the persistent increase in domestic prices. It noted that continual rise in...

FG Okays N14.55bn Operational Vehicles, Boats For Customs   The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the purchase of 427 operational vehicles worth N14.55bn for the Nigerian Customs Service. This was one of the decisions reached at the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by...

FG, States Debts Stock Now N32.9trn — DMO     The Director General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Patience Oniha, has said the cumulative sum of N32.9 trillion debt of Nigeria is a responsibility of the federal and state governments. In a series of tweets on her...

AMCON Seeks Special Tribunal To Recover N5.4trn Debt       The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has approached the National Assembly to be accommodated in the provisions of the newly amended Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act, 2020 (BOFIA, 2020), which sets up Special Tribunals for...

BDCs Record N1trn Turnover, Seek Diaspora Remittances Agency       The Association of Bureaux de Change Operators of Nigeria has said that its annual turnover is now N1tn. The President, ABCON, Alh Aminu Gwadabe, said this during a virtual event with the theme ‘BDCs’ operations: A trillion-naira sub...