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...
FEC Approves Reopening Of 4 Land Borders
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reopening of four land borders with immediate effect, while others will be reopened subsequently. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this to State House Correspondents after the week’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, held in the Council Chambers Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to Ahmed, the borders...
Obaseki plunges Edo into foreign debt with no result to show, DMO reports says
A report from Nigeria’s Debt Management Office (DMO) has shown that Edo State sunk into scary levels of foreign debt under the administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki. According to the data, Edo State has a foreign debt profile of $276.25m representing 6.53 per cent of the sub-national foreign debt portfolio, a figure second only to Lagos State. In spite of this...
FG not planning to borrow N2trn pension fund for infrastructure – Finance Minister
Dr Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, on Friday, dispelled the report that the Federal Government was planning to borrow N2trillion pension funds for infrastructure development. Ahmed stated this in Lagos at Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie (UUBO) second private equity summit with the theme: ‘Drivers, Disruptors and Unlocking Value.” She said that the government was not borrowing the fund for...
Global Finance 2020: Zenith Bank Emerges Best Bank In Nigeria
Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as the Best Bank in Nigeria in the recently released Global Finance Magazine World’s Best Banks Awards 2020. The awards, published in the May 2020 edition of the Global Finance Magazine, was based on the performances of the banks in their respective regions and countries over the period from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2019. Global...
I Won’t Sign 2021 Budget If Provision For Victims Of Police Brutality Is Excluded – Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has disclosed that he will not sign the 2021 budget if provision for compensation to victims of police brutality is excluded. Mr. Gbajabiamila also disclosed that he will be visiting families of victims of police brutality across the country. He also appealed to the protesters to suspend the ongoing protests. Gbajabiamila stated these...
Nigeria Reaching Maximum Capacity To Borrow, Says El- Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has revealed that the country is about reaching its maximum capacity to borrow, hence the need to improve on other channels of revenue generation in the country. He made these remarks during his keynotes address at the 22nd Annual Tax Conference, themed “Taxation and Competitiveness: Imperatives for National Development” on Thursday in Lagos. Governor El-Rufai,...
Gov. Ikpeazu Vows To Rewrite The History Of Aba Infrastructure
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has again reiterated the commitment of his administration to open a new vista in the infrastructure history of Aba, the Enyimba City. The Governor further assured that the on-going Eziukwu Cemetery Road which has been abandoned for close to three decades would be fully recovered under his watch. Speaking when he paid a working visit to the project...
Umahi Holds #EndSARS Youth Summit, Earmarks N3bn Empowerment Fund
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state says the state government has earmarked N3 billion for the #EndSARS youth empowerment scheme. Umahi said this on Wednesday in Abakaliki, while declaring the Ebonyi #End SARS youth summit open. He said that his administration had put necessary machinery in place to ensure the appointment and election of youths into political positions. He appealed to youths...
Crude Oil: Nigeria’s Exact Production Volume Not Known — NEITI Reveals
The exact volume of crude oil produced in Nigeria, especially at the deep offshore fields, is not known by anyone, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative said on Thursday. Executive Secretary, NEITI, Orji Ogbonnaya-Orji, disclosed this in Abuja during a courtesy call on the Director-General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Mansur Liman. He told his host that the exact...
