Banks Struggle As Bad Loans Hit ₦21.2 Trillion: FX Shocks, Soaring Interest Rates, And End Of COVID Forbearance Fuel Defaults
Nigeria’s banking sector is grappling with a surge in bad loans as rising interest rates, foreign exchange volatility, and the withdrawal of COVID-era loan...
Nigeria Hits 18.17% Inflation Rate – NBS Reports
Nigeria's inflation rate rose from 17.33% recorded in February to 18.17% in the month of March. In the latest report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),...
CBN Orders Banks To Publish Names, BVN Of Forex Defaulters
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all banks to publish names of customers who try to break the rules on Forex acquisition...
How Nigeria Spent N896.7bn On Debt Servicing In Q1’22
Nigeria spent N896.7 billion on domestic and foreign debt servicing in the first quarter of 2022, Q1’22 , representing a 12 per cent year-on-year (YoY) decline from N1.02 trillion spent in the corresponding period of 2021. In its External and Domes...
Three Trucks Carrying Precious Stones Impounded In Zamfara
Zamfara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps has impounded three trucks carrying precious stones. The Commandant, Muhammed Muazu, disclosed this at...
Buhari Appoints Steering Committee For Petroleum Act
President Muhammadu Buhari has commenced implementation of the newly signed Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) by approving a steering committee to oversee the process. The steering...
BREAKING: Abia Hits 1bn Naira In Monthly IGR As Ikpeazu Says Payment Of Workers Not A Problem
Abia State has met her target of hitting the N1bn mark in her internally generated revenue drive for the month of January 2020 thereby...
“Ghana Scraps Covid Levy, Cuts VAT to Boost Economic Growth”
Ghana has abolished its Covid-19 Health Recovery Levy and reduced value-added tax as part of broader efforts to stimulate economic growth, the government announced...
Our South-East Branches Are Open, FirstBank Debunks Rumour
FirstBank Nigeria has denied a viral report on Social Media that all its branches in the South-East have been shut down over insecurity. In a...
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,...
