Nigeria’s Economy On Track Despite Recession – FG         The Federal Government has said that Nigeria's economy is still on track despite another recession the country entered into last Saturday. Finance, Budget and National Planning Minister, Mrs Zainab Ahmed stated this at the start of the 26th...

Nigerian Economy Enters Second Recession In Five Years       The Nigerian economy has slipped into its second recession in five years as the gross domestic product contracted for the second consecutive quarter. The National Bureau of Statistics announced Saturday the nation’s GDP recorded a negative growth of...

Budget 2021: Brace Up For Another Recession — Buhari         President Muhammadu Buhari said, yesterday, that the country is heading for another recession, the second in four years. He noted, however, that the Federal Government has put in place plans to ensure rapid recovery in 2021. The President,...

We’ll Pursue Expansion Policies To Fight Recession, Says CBN         The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has said the bank will pursue expansionary monetary policies to fight recession because the fiscal policy was already constrained. Emefiele said this was necessary to curb...

CBN Prepares For Recession, Reduces Benchmark Lending Rate To 11.5%       The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday reduced the Monetary Policy Rate by 100 basis points from 12.5 per cent to 11.5 per cent after its two-day Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Abuja. The 10 members...

Recession Will Be Short-lived — Finance Minister     The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday, directed licensed bureaux de change operators to sell dollars to customers at a rate not higher than N386 to the dollar. This came as the Federal Government, yesterday, said despite the N2.3...