Economy

Pluboard #PriceIndex launches with first set of items

On Monday, the National Bureau of Statistics released its latest inflation data – for...

CBN to pay raw material exporters for bringing back dollars

Nigeria is expanding its incentives to new sectors to boost exports and dollar inflow...

One chart shows Nigeria’s trade indicator loss under Buhari

Nigeria last year recorded an improvement in its Logistics Performance Index, a measure of...

Buhari gets Senate help on illegal N23.7 trillion CBN loan

The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to restructure a N23.7 trillion ($49...

CBN says it has ‘good quantity’ of scarce new naira notes

The Central Bank of Nigeria says it has continued to take delivery of redesigned...

Buhari pushes census to Tinubu after delay

After at least one delay, the Buhari administration has formally admitted it will not...

Norway’s Golar gets deal to build floating LNG plant in Nigeria

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has signed an agreement with Norwegian Golar LNG,...

CBN fuelling the same inflation it is fighting

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s financing of the federal government’s budget deficit and record...

Exxon declares force majeure on oil liftings, a blow to Nigeria

ExxonMobil says its units in Nigeria cannot load oil due to an industrial action by its staff, a development with implication for Nigeria's revenue.

More hardship for Nigeria’s poor as inflation jumps again

The cost of living in Nigeria continued to increase in March, with inflation reaching...

‘Big funding squeeze’ threat to Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa – IMF

Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is expected to decelerate to 3.6% before rebounding to...

Dollar falls after U.S. inflation report

The U.S. dollar experienced a sharp drop in value on Wednesday after the release...

Planned subsidy payments to 50m Nigerians offers below N10,000 each

The Nigerian government says it has obtained $800 million from the World Bank which...

27 states in Nigeria attracted zero foreign capital in 2022

Twenty-seven states attracted no foreign capital into Nigeria in 2022, according to government figures...

Naira drops to record low on official market

Naira plunged to a new low against the United States dollar on Monday on...

Economic crisis: Nigeria records huge foreign direct investment fall

Foreign direct investment into Nigeria decreased by a third in 2022 and fell massively...

Nigeria’s ailing economy ends iconic brands Omo, Lux. And it’s big deal

Nigerians will no longer have the iconic products Omo and Lux in the market....

Nigeria’s new debt figure suggests how much each citizen owes

Nigeria’s total debt rose to N46.3 trillion or $103.11 billion at the end of...

Unable to sell, Nigerian egg farmers cut prices, lose big

Poultry farmers in Lagos are losing big after Nigeria’s cash crunch left huge of...

Prices of top three Nigerian foods at highest levels in years

The prices of three major foods in Nigeria surged to the highest levels in...