Economy & Market
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304Pre‑election Spending May Squeeze Businesses, Reverse Economic Gains –NESG
Nigeria’s recent economic gains could be threatened by increased government spending ahead of the 2027 elections and a slowdown in reforms as...
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317CBN: Our Monetary Reforms Have Strengthened Economy
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has said the economy of the country has been strengthened due...
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9736 States’ Budgets Jump 47% to ₦40tr, Capital Spending Falls
Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory have increased their combined budgets by 47.5 per cent, from N27.22tn in 2025 to...
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341Oyedele Seeks Stronger Fiscal Federalism, Tasks States on Economic Diversification
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has called for greater fiscal responsibility, accountability and cooperation among Nigeria’s...
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353BOI’s Maiden Development Bond Oversubscribed In Five Days
Confidence in the Bank of Industry Limited (BOI) and the ability of Nigeria’s domestic capital market to finance long-term economic development received...
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310Headline Inflation Moderated to 15.43% Y/Y in July
Nigeria’s headline inflation moderated by 48bps to 15.43 % y/y in July (June: 15.91% y/y). Likewise, on a month-on-month basis, growth in...
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305Global Stocks Rally on Tech as Fed Hike Bets Ease
Global stocks headed for a third straight weekly gain as investors returned to the artificial intelligence trade and cooling US inflation bolstered...
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259SEC Sets 5pm Cutoff for T+1 Equities, Commodities Trade
The Securities and Exchange Commission has fixed 5:00pm on the first business day after a transaction (T+1) as the settlement deadline for...
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Nigeria Targets $100bn Investment Commitments at Summit
Nigeria is set to woo more than $100bn in investment commitments as business leaders and investors from over 50 countries converge in...
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135NIBSS’s Payment System Records 26.55m Transactions Worth ₦1.4tr
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has announced that its newly introduced National Payment Stack (NPS) has processed 26.55 million transactions valued...
