We’re Working Hard To Ensure Free Fall Of Naira Stops, Emefiele Vows
With an escalating demand for foreign exchange for both goods and services by Nigerians, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured that it would continue to make deliberate efforts in the foreign exchange sector to avert further downward slide in...
Budget Office: Ben Akabueze Out, Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi In
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, following the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Ben Akabueze. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement said Yabuku is an accomplished economist and was Chief Economic Adviser to late...
Sokoto Lawmaker Rolls Out Animal Feed As Constituency Empowerment Material
A member of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Honourable Buhari Haliru (PDP-Sokoto North I), on Thursday empowered no fewer than 200 constituents with animal feeds to become self-reliant. Haliru, while flagging-up the distribution at his constituency office, said that the aim is to engage the beneficiaries into small businesses in order to support their living standard. “We are confident that...
VIPs In Lagos, Abuja Responsible For Oil Theft In Niger Delta — Sen. Dickson
Senator Seriake Dickson representing Bayelsa West said some very important personalities (VIPs) from Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are behind oil theft in Niger Delta. Dickson stated this in an interview on Channels Television on Friday. The two-term governor of Bayelsa State said the official system and oil companies are beneficiaries of oil theft in the Niger Delta. According to...
Banks borrow N19.6tn from CBN amid rising liquidity problems
Commercial banks borrowed a total of N19.64tn from the Central Bank of Nigeria in 2019, an increase of 73 per cent from the N11.36tn borrowed in 2018. This has raised concerns among analysts following the rising liquidity problems in the financial services sector. This happened barely one month after the World Bank warned the CBN against supporting undercapitalised banks indefinitely. According to...
Tinubu, Soludo Meet To Discuss Democracy, Security, And Economic Reforms
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says his meeting with Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, centered on deepening democracy, strengthening security, and advancing ongoing economic reforms. In a statement on his official X handle on Wednesday, Tinubu described Soludo as “a friend of over two decades,” adding that both leaders share a vision for progressive...
How Customs Intercepted N2.8bn Worth Of Contraband Goods In Owerri, Nabs 13 Suspects
The Federal Operations Unit, Zone ’C’, Owerri, of the Nigeria Customs Service intercepted contraband goods valued N2.8 billion between January 25 and March 25. The unit also arrested 13 suspected smugglers during the period. Acting Comptroller of the NCS in the zone, Mr Kayode Kolade, a Deputy Comptroller of Customs, made the declaration on Wednesday in Owerri when he addressed newsmen. He...
Obaseki Decries Nigeria’s Rising Debt Profile, Says FG Printed N60bn To Share In March [VIDEO]
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said Nigeria is in “huge financial trouble” with the way the economy is run. Obaseki lamented that Nigeria was the only country in the world where the federal, state, and local governments earn salaries at the end of the month, adding that the Federal Government printed N60bn as part of federal allocation for March. Speaking...
BREAKING: Nigeria Joins OPEC To Cut Crude Oil Production
The Federal Government on Friday said crude oil price would rebound by at least $15 per barrel in the short term following the latest intervention of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, jointly referred to as OPEC+. Minister of State for Petroleum Resource, Timipre Sylva, said the rebound could translate to additional revenue of $2.8bn for Nigeria. He...
World Bank Accuses NNPCL Of Lack Of Transparency In Managing Subsidy Funds
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited is not transparent about the financial gains from fuel subsidy removal, the World Bank has disclosed. This extends to subsidy arrears that are still being deducted and the impact of subsidy removal on federation revenues, the bank noted. The Washington-based made this call in its Nigeria Development Update, December 2023 edition titled, ‘Turning The...
