Total Credit To Economy Now N19.5trn - Emefiele         Total credit to the economy rose to N19.54 as of the end of November 13, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, who disclosed this after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting on Tuesday,...

CBN Battles Recession, Raises COVID-19 Facility To N300bn       Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday said the bank would raise its COVID-19-targeted facility from N150 billion to N300 billion in order to accommodate more Nigerians in a bid to cushion the impact...

Fed Govt Processing $750m World Bank Loan For States         The Federal Government has said it is processing a World Bank loan of $750 million on behalf of state governments, to stimulate the local economy as well as support vulnerable household’s consumption. The Minister of Finance, Budget...

DBN Disburses N150bn To MSMEs In Three Years       The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has disbursed over N150 billion since it commenced operations in 2017, the Federal Government has disclosed. The disbursement was done through 27 participating financial institutions, for onward lending to MSMEs across the...

Maryam Katagum and SMEs Development By Ahmad Muhammad Danyaro         Giants strides made by man are usually relieved with pomp and pageantry .while some roll out the milestone amidst glass clinging. Some play the breakthrough low but all in praises and in anticipation of better future ahead....

Afreximbank, Others Unveil $1.5bn Facility To Support Food Production         The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has partnered with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), the Trade Finance Arm of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group; and the Arab Bank For Economic Development in Africa (BADEA),...