Economy
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89Afreximbank commits US$10bn under GCRP to shield CARICOM economies from on-going conflict
To counter the severe economic shocks triggered by the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the Board of Directors of African Export-Import...
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96Fixing a broken electricity value chain
BY SYLVESTER THOMPSON Nigeria’s electricity crisis has deepened recently, as declining generation, gas supply constraints, and persistent grid instability have worsened outages...
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111Oyetola Announces 160% Surge in Marine and Blue Economy Revenue
Links Growth to Reform Agenda The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced a remarkable 160 per cent...
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123Nigeria’s oil reserves dipped to 37.01bn barrels in January…NUPRC
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the nation’s crude oil and condensates reserves dropped to 37.01 billion barrels as of...
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93Senate’s Approves $6bn Tinubu’s Fresh Loan Request in 4 hours
BY BONNY AMADI Nigerian Senate has expeditiously approved the request of President Bola Tinubu to go for external loans totalling $6 billion....
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76$23.2bn Inflows in 2025 by Portfolio Investors may reverse quickly …Experts
In response to shifts in global risk appetite BY Bonny Amadi The dominance of portfolio investors in Nigeria’s 2025 capital importation growth...
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121Petrol price rises to N1,330/litre in Lagos, N1,370 in Abuja
Petrol prices in Nigeria have further risen to record levels, eliciting fears of inflation as the conflict in the Middle East rages...
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110IMF Management Approves Second Review of Staff-Monitored Program with Mali
Management of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on March 18, 2026 the second and final review of Mali’s Staff Monitored Program...
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104Petrol import bill dropped by 28% to $10bn in 2025….CBN
Nigeria’s petrol import bill dropped to $10 billion in 2025, according to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) data. In its 2025 balance...
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95Nigeria spends N9trn on petrol imports, Despite huge oil wealth
Nigeria’s dependence on imported petrol persisted in 2025, with oil marketers spending N8.96tn on Premium Mo- tor Spirit imports between January and...
