Rivers, Lagos Lead as Public Debt Climbs to N33.1tn Nigeria’s total public debt had a 0.58 per cent marginal increase from N32.916 trillion as of December 31, 2020 to N33.1 trillion ($87.239 billion by March 31, 2021, latest figures from the Debt Management Office...

FG Okays N14.8bn Workers’ Insurance Cover, COVID-19 Oxygen Plants         The Federal Executive Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the disbursement of N9.2bn as premium for insurance companies who will manage group life insurance coverage for federal civil servants. The Minister of Information and...

Nigeria Records N5trn Non-oil Exports       More than N5 trillion non-oil export cargoes were ferried out of the country in the fourth quarter of last year. The goods were shipped out of Lagos ports and formed part of the total export goods valued at about N6 trillion. Customs...

CBN Disburses N333.2bn For South-South Projects       The Central Bank of Nigeria has disbursed N333.2bn for various projects in the South-South region to provide funding for activities in different economic sectors. The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this on Thursday in Port-Harcourt at the...

CBN Moves To Curb $580m Yearly Cassava By-product Imports       Despite being the world’s largest producer of cassava, Nigeria imports over $580 million worth of cassava by-products annually. To keep this money from leaving Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has offered to extend funds and...

Govs Fret As CBN Insists Budget Support Repayment Starts May       State governors again on Thursday requested that the repayment of their loans, especially the budget support, which ought to start this month be deferred. But the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, emphasised...