The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released $547.7m (N823.19bn at the official exchange rate of N1,503.3/$1, as of June 30, 2024) to Nigerians for the importation of...
The World Bank has released the Nigeria Development Update report, stating that over 129 million Nigerians are currently trapped in poverty. It released the report on...
The World Bank has announced a $500 million grant to support Nigeria’s recovery efforts from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund will be utilised...
The Nigerian naira plummeted by about 7% in the foreign exchange (FX) market as US dollar shortage exerted pressures on demand and supply. FX spot data...
Google’s products and services in South Africa generated R118 billion ($6.7 billion) in new revenue for local businesses, non-profits, publishers, creators and developers in 2023. This...
According to the report by Expert Market Research (EMR), the global mobile banking market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 13.4% between 2024 and...
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has urged the Nigerian government to address supply side issues to succeed in its effort at taming...
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 32.70% in September 2024, up from 32.15% in August 2024, reflecting a 0.55% increase. This was disclosed by the National...
The supply of crude oil in naira to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is to last for six months...
Taxes paid by Nigerians involved in the wholesale and retail trade, as well as the repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, surged by 49% in the...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will implement electronic foreign exchange matching systems (EFEMs) for foreign exchange transactions in the Nigerian foreign exchange market on December...
The Nigerian unemployment rate increased to 5.3 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024 from 5.0 percent reported in 2023. However, the report showed that...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved another sale of foreign exchange (FX) to eligible bureau de change (BDC) operators at N1,590 per dollar to meet...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has raised the benchmark interest rate in the country by 50 basis points to 27.25%, the...
Nigeria’s high inflation rate which was 32.15% in August has continued to impact the prices of energy, with the rates paid by Nigerians for cooking gas...
The supply of the Dollar and other currencies increased by 117% at the foreign exchange market as the Naira strengthened on Friday. Data obtained from FMDQ...
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate decreased to 32.15 per cent in August 2024 despite the recent hikes in the pump prices of petrol nationwide, the latest data...
Information and communications technology (ICT)-related activities contributed 19.78 per cent to Nigeria’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Q2 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on has announced plan to issue N2.20 trillion in treasury bills during the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024, matching the...
By Feyishola Jaiyesimi Nigeria’s cocoa exports rose by 304 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024 due to higher demand and naira depreciation, according to...