Petrol: El-Rufai, Sanusi, World Bank Urge FG To End Subsidy
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday, revealed that in 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari , agreed that it was senseless to be spending trillions of naira as subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly...
Nigeria’s Borrowing From World Bank Hit $14.34bn In Q1, 2023
Nigeria’s borrowing from the World Bank has reached $14.34bn as of March 31, 2023.
This was an increase from the $13.93bn debt recorded by the Debt Management Office (DMO) as of December 31, 2022.
This means that...
Fuel Subsidy: CISLAC Queries $800m World Bank Loan for Nigerians
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, has queried the Federal Government over the World Bank’s $800 million loan to the country, as a palliative to cushion the effect of the proposed fuel subsidy removal...
World Bank Says Food Price Inflation Has Remained High Globally
The World Bank says inflation in food prices remains high globally.
It made the declaration in its latest Food Security Update report issued on Wednesday.
“Information from the latest month between December 2022 and March 2023 for...
'Diaspora Nigerians Remitted $168bn In Eight Years'
The Nigerian Diaspora community has remitted $168.33bn to the country in the past eight years, according to World Bank reports collated by our correspondents.
This is as foreign investments inflow into the country fluctuated in the period under review...
Nigeria’s Indebtedness To World Bank Hits N6trn
Nigeria’s borrowing from the World Bank has risen by 121.46 per cent under the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Economic Confidential learnt that the total debt owed to the World Bank Group by Nigeria rose by $7.64bn (N3.52tn, using...
