BUSINESS
CBN Floats Naira, Allowing Banks To Trade FOREX Freely
Nigeria has officially floated its naira currency after years of sticking with a hard peg that spooked investors and drained dollars from the economy. Sources familiar with the matter told BusinessDay Wednesday that a market rate based on a willing buyer and a willing seller is currently being quoted by banks who sent out emails to some customers confirming the...
President Bola Tinubu To Inaugurate National Economic Council Today
Today, President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will host the first National Economic Council meeting. The meeting will include the 36 state governors and the acting governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. More details to come...
Tinubu Considers Extension Old Naira Notes Use
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is thinking of extending the validity of old naira notes. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had redesigned the naira last year and set a deadline that was extended after outcry. However, ruling in a suit filed by some aggrieved governors, the Supreme Court shifted the deadline to December 2023. But in an Advisory Report released by President...
‘High Petrol Price Could Spike Headline Inflation To 20%’ – J P Morgan
Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu declared that petrol subsidy payments have ceased during his inaugural speech on May 29. Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited instantly modified the pump price at all of its retail outlets across the country. According to JP Morgan, the country's petrol price hike might result in headline inflation rising from 22.41 percent in May 2023 to 25...
Tinubu Orders CBN To Stop Payment To MDA’s Till Further Notice
As part of the ongoing efforts at taking firm control of his Administration, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly directed the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN to stop further payments to the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, MDAs, of the Federal Government till further notice. A presidency told the Saturday Tribune in Abuja on Friday that the Presidential order was issued...
Stay Away From Further Borrowing, DMO Cautions FG
The Debt Management Office, DMO, has warned the Federal Government against additional borrowing, saying 73.5 per cent of revenue generated this year will be used to service debt. According to the DMO, the projected FGN Debt Service to Revenue ratio of 73.5 per cent for 2023 is high and cannot support higher levels of borrowing, and is also a threat...
It’s Time To Pay Workers Living Wage In Line With Current Realities, Says Reps Speaker Abass
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abass, has advocated a review of salaries for workers in the country. Abass said this in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi, in Abuja on Monday. He said it was imperative to take a look at what an average worker would need to be paid as salary...
Billionaire Daughter, Hauwa Indimi, Laments High Cost Of Tomato
Hauwa Indimi-Yar'adua, the daughter of billionaire oil entrepreneur Mohammed Indimi, has expressed concern about growing food prices in the country. Taking to her verified Instagram account, the cosmetologist shared a photo of a small basket of tomatoes she purchased in Abuja for N8,000, adding that she is "still not over it yet." According to the News Agency of Nigeria, due to...
Tinubu Declares State Of Emergency On Food Security
President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on food security in Nigeria. Presidential spokesman, Dele Alake, made this known while briefing State House correspondent on Thursday. The President directed that all matters pertaining to food and water availability and affordability, as essential livelihood items, be included within the purview of the National Security Council. The directive was said to be...
Group Condemns Destruction Of Ship With 800,000 Barrels Of Stolen Crude Oil
The Health of Motherland Foundation, HOMEF, has condemned the recent destruction of a vessel loaded with 800,000 barrels of stolen crude oil by a Nigerian military helicopter after the vessel was seized and the crew detained, describing the act as “unacceptable environmental pollution.” HOMEF Executive Director, Ninmong Bassey while reacting to the manner the vessel was burnt in a statement...
