The Federal Government of Nigeria will spend N2.7 trillion on fuel subsidy payment in 2023. The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, who disclosed this during the …
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Nigeria’s debt payment exceeds revenue in Q1
Debt servicing surpassed Nigeria’s generated revenue in the first quarter of this year, the Ministry of Finance revealed on Thursday. In the fiscal performance report released by the ministry, the …
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The global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) long-term credit rating: AAA with a Stable Outlook. The ‘AAA’ rating is given to institutions with …
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Central Bank of Nigeria’s RT $200 Records success, generates $600
Central Bank of Nigeria in its latest data has revealed that the RT $200 FX programme recorded a massive success as non-oil exporters have ramped up the repatriation of export …
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Nigeria’s inflation overshoots World Bank projection by 20%
Nigeria’s inflation rate is now 20 per cent above the World Bank’s projection of 15.5 per cent. In its recent ‘Nigeria Development Update (June 2022): The Continuing Urgency of Business …
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Nigeria’s capital market gains N470bn as Wema Bank, Airtel lead recovery
The Nigerian capital market halted its losses following the increase in the market share by 1.70 percent on Friday. Data obtained from the capital market revealed that the growth lifted …
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Kenya is set to receive Ksh 7.4 billion ($63M) loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support food security efforts amid rising cost of inputs and prevailing drought. The loan …
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The National Bureau of Statistics on Friday revealed that the nation’s headline inflation rate increased to 18.60 per cent in June, up from 17.71 per cent in the previous month. …
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Naira hits 620/$ at parallel market as FX demand surges
The naira fell to N620 per dollar yesterday at the parallel market amid the lingering scarcity of the greenback. The figure represents a depreciation of N5 or 0.8 percent from …
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Fuel prices for July to remain unchanged
Fuel prices in Kenya are set to remain unchanged for July following a directive by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday. In the directive announced by State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena, …