CBN Stops Licensing Of Bureau De Change Operators
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has stopped the licensing of Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in the country, ABN TV reports. This is according to the apex bank’s governor, Godwin Emefiele. He made this known at the MPC briefing on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. While Emefiele said CBN will no longer license new BDC operators, he also disclosed that all current...
We’re Not Creating Debt Crisis But Reducing Poverty In Africa, Says Chinese Envoy
The Chinese government has said it is partnering with African countries to reduce poverty on the continent, pledging that it will not create a debt crisis for African countries. The Chinese Consul-General, Lagos, Yan Yuqing, made this known at the 18th China-African lecture held on Thursday at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lagos. Yuqing said the partnership between...
BREAKING: Inflation Rate Surpasses 14% — Highest Jump In 4 Years
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says consumer price index, which measures inflation, hit 14.23 per cent in October. The inflation rate jumped by 0.52 percentage points which is the highest recorded since July 2016 when the inflation rate increased by 0.65 percentage points. Inflation measures the rate at which the prices of goods and services increase over a period of...
Buhari Should Account For $1bn Security Fund Jointly Contributed By States – Gov. Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State yesterday asked the Federal Government to account for the $1 billion security funds jointly contributed by the 36 states of the federation to fight insurgency giving the worsening insecurity in the country. Speaki...
Ban On Open Grazing: Miyetti Allah Urges Northern Governors To Revive Existing Grazing Reserves
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) says the North cannot afford to ignore the recent unanimous decision of southern governors to place a ban on open grazing in their states. Responding to the Tuesday Asaba Declaration of the governors, National Secretary of MACBAN, Baba Othman Ngelzarma, said northern governors should rise up to the challenge by working...
Naira Appreciates To N1,518/$ In Parallel Market
The Naira yesterday appreciated N1,518 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,520 per dollar on Monday. However, Naira depreciated to N1,493.2 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for the naira rose to N1,493.2 per dollar from N1,491.4 per dollar on Monday, indicating N1.8...
We Don’t Have Land For Ranching, Southeast Governors Insist
The South East Governors Forum on Thursday said there was no land for ranching in the region. Speaking through its chairman, Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State, the governors explained that there would be no land for ranching among the states in the region as contained in the National Livestock Transformation Plan, NLTP of the federal government. The governor, who also...
Budget Deficit May Trigger Fresh Recession – Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed
With the deficit financing of the revised N10.509 trillion 2020 budget rising from N1.847 trillion to N4.563 trillion, the economy might be heading for another recession, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has warned. She expressed the fear yesterday in Abuja during a session with the Senate Committee on Finance where heads of revenue-generating agencies made...
IMF Says South Africa May Overtake Nigeria As Africa’s Biggest Economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has disclosed in its forecast that South Africa may topple Nigeria as Africa’s biggest economy. According to the IMF World Economic Outlook, South Africa, the most industrialised country on the African continent is reaching towards achieving $401 gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024. The global financial institution, however, envisioned that based on current prices, Nigeria and...
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...
