Business & Economy

Naira official rate closes lowest since float

The naira closed Monday at its lowest rate to the dollar since the Central...

May Inflation Report: No relief for Nigerians as prices rise further

Consumer prices rose 22.41% in the year through May, the highest pace in 18...

With Emefiele out, Naira rate publisher AbokiFX eyes comeback

Popular online currency quote platform AbokiFx has indicated the possibility of resuming the publication...

Black market struggles after Naira’s big drop on official market

The naira fell 36% on Wednesday, the most in seven years, after the Central...

97% of Nigerian bank accounts don’t have over N500,000

An overwhelmingly large number of Nigerians do not have up to half a million...

Nigeria’s Eurobonds up after Emefiele’s removal. Here’s what it means

Nigeria’s dollar bonds rose on Monday after Friday’s suspension of Central Bank of Nigeria...

Tinubu says he feels Nigerians’ fuel subsidy pains. Many don’t buy it

President Bola Tinubu on Monday offered a promising outlook following his removal of fuel...

SSS confirms arrest of suspended CBN governor Emefiele

Nigeria's spy police has confirmed the arrest of the suspended governor of the Central...

The CBN man replacing suspended Emefiele has an interesting profile

​Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, who for years poured out...

World Bank cuts Nigerian economy growth forecast again

Nigerian economy will grow at a slower pace in 2023 than projected six months...

“Fix refineries, roads…” No quick reliefs in NLC conditions to halt strike

The two major labour unions, Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, on...

NLC and TUC back off: No fuel subsidy strike again

Nigeria’s major labour unions say they are stepping back from their initial plan to...

Subsidy removal: Kwara civil servants get two days off each week

Civil servants in Kwara state have the government’s permission to work for three days...

Subsidy: Nigerians struggle to go to work, fuel cars at ‘crazy’ rates

Nigerians are struggling to fuel their cars and commute to their workplaces a week...

NLC suggests fuel subsidy showdown after NNPC ‘ambush’

The Nigeria Labour Congress seems ready for a showdown with the federal government over...

CBN denies devaluing Naira. It denied previous devaluations too

The Central Bank of Nigeria has denied devaluing the naira in a fresh attempt...

At N557 a litre, margin of petrol price increase widest in 30 years

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has confirmed increasing the price of petrol across...

Fuel chaos #Day 2: Nigerians pay dearly after Tinubu subsidy remark

Nigerians faced a second day of chaos as the price of petrol soared across...

Price of petrol to rise as Tinubu ends subsidy

President Bola Tinubu has announced the removal of petrol subsidy, setting the stage for...

Naira drops to six-month low at parallel market

The naira fell to N780 a dollar at the parallel market on Friday, trading...