…As analysts see committee cutting rates at next meeting The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) took a twist in its year-long inflation chase yesterday by holding all the parameters constant around the 27.5 per cent ...
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UK Signs $40.5m Investment Deal To Boost Nigeria’s Cocoa Sector
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution has inked an investment deal of $40.5 million with Johnvents Group, an agribusiness industry to enhance Nigeria’s cocoa production. The investment is expected to grow the cocoa sector, improve its global ...
Read More »Only Two Banks Meet New Capitalisation Target – Fitch
Only two banks have so far been able to meet the new capital requirements prescribed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), with most of the other banks still in need of huge capital injections, international rating agency, Fitch Ratings, has ...
Read More »CBN Introduces N100, N500 Charges On ATM Withdrawals
Charges that customers have to pay when they make withdrawals at Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) have been increased by 185.7 per cent when they withdraw cash from other bank ATMs and 1,614 per cent for those withdrawing from other ATMs ...
Read More »Trump Cryptocurrency Drops Amid US Tariff Backlash
The TRUMP cryptocurrency owned by United States President Donald Trump has experienced a drastic drop, losing the majority of its value in just a month as a result of the ongoing tariff disputes initiated by the US President. TRUMP reached ...
Read More »Abuja-Makurdi Road Toll Gate, Motorists Pay ₦6,400, ₦4,000, ₦3,200, ₦2,000
Trucks, SUV/Jeeps, light vehicles/minibuses and cars will now pay ₦6,400, ₦4,000, ₦3,200, and ₦2,000, respectively, to ply the 227.2km Abuja-Keffi-Akwanga-Makurdi highway reconstructed by the Federal Government under the Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI) road project scheme. The development followed ...
Read More »Tackle Inflation: World Bank, IMF Urge CBN
…As Rate Hits 34.8% The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to remain steadfast in controlling inflation. Nigeria’s inflation rate increased to 34.8 percent in December, up from 33.6 ...
Read More »Nigeria, Ghana, Two Others Secure $25bn Funding For Industrial Revolution
Four African countries, namely, Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and Senegal have recently secured landmark investments totaling about $25billion aimed at boosting industrial capabilities in these benefiting nations. To this end, Ghana has signed a $12 billion deal with the TCP-UIC ...
Read More »Nigeria, Global Leaders Target $29trn African Economy By 2050
Vice President Kashim Shettima has joined other world leaders to push for the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) with a target to boost Africa’s economy to $29 trillion by 2050. He restated Nigeria’s readiness to spearhead the ...
Read More »Federal, State, Local Gov’ts Get N1.424trn FAAC Disbursement For January
A total sum of N N1.424trn, being December 2024 federation account revenue, has been shared to the federal, state and the local governments in Nigeria. The revenue was shared at the January 2025 Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting held ...
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