Shift From Fossil Fuels Threatening Nigeria, Others – W/Bank   The World Bank has said that the wealth value of Nigeria and some countries with abundant nonrenewable energy or recent oil and gas discoveries will be at risk due to a shift from oil, gas and...

Nigeria Lost N221.64bn In July To Oil Production Stoppages – NNPC   A total of 7,193,520 barrels of crude oil was lost in July this year due to about 39 production shut-in incidents, latest figures released by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation showed. An analysis of the...

W/Bank Says Nigeria’s Economy Will Grow By 2.4% In 2021   The World Bank has said Nigeria’s economy is projected to grow by 2.4 per cent in 2021. This is an increase in the bank’s earlier growth projection of 1.8 per cent made in January this year. The...

Germany Pledges N48bn To Nigeria For Economic Development   The Federal Republic of Germany has pledged a sum of N48 billion (€101 million) in 2021 and 2022 to support Nigeria in its growth recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The disclosure was made during the end of a...

COVID-19: World Bank Okays $11.5bn For Nigeria, Others           The World Bank has said it approved $11.5bn in lending to Western and Central African countries for 98 operations. The World Bank said this in its ‘Annual Report 2021: From crisis to green, resilient, and inclusive recovery’. The bank...

Nigeria Spent N445bn On Debt Servicing In Q2, Debts Hit N35trn           Nigeria spent N445.4bn on debt servicing payments in the second quarter of this year, the latest data obtained from the Debt Management Office have shown. From April to June 2021, Nigeria spent N322.7bn on domestic...