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CBN cites withdrawal of forbearance, loan reclassification for 8.03% rise in NPLs ratio

Banks’ non-performing loans (NPLs) ratio jumped to 8.03 per cent, seven months after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ended key regulatory forbearance measures that had allowed banks to restructure troubled loans without immediately classifying them as impaired. According to…

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FG’s N40bn debt, others crippling operations of Ibom Power Company — Gov. Eno

Federal Government’s N40 billion debt owed to the Ibom Power Company (IPC) is crippling operations of the state-owned generating company (GenCo), according to Governor Uno Eno. The Akwa State governor, Eno who disclosed this, weekend, during a media briefing in…

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Banks’ lending to MDAs hit N39.60trn in 1yr, as credit to private sector drops by 15% — CBN

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) data for April has disclosed that while Nigerian banks raised credit to the public sector of the economy, the same facility to the private sector dropped, in one year period under review. According to the…

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ALTON welcomes FCCPC’s suspension of DEON regulation

Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has welcomed the decision by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to suspend enforcement of the controversial Digital, Electronic, Online, or Non-traditional Consumer Lending (DEON) regulations against mobile network operators…

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Business Economy

Nigeria may miss 2027 growth target as economic recovery remains slow

There are growing indications that Nigeria may fall short of the federal government’s ambitious target of achieving a 7 per cent economic growth rate by 2027, as the pace of recovery remains modest and the gap between current performance and…

Informal economy reflects governance failure — Brookings

As governments across sub-Saharan Africa intensify efforts to broaden their tax bases by targeting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) that account for nearly 90 per cent of jobs in the region, a new report by the Brookings Institution argues…

Fiscal inefficiencies cost Africa $1.43tn in devpt financing __AfDB

Low efficiency levels in resource mobilization, application and utilization cost African countries significant 1.43 trillion in development financing; a situation that further compounds inhibitions to rapid economic growth. according to the 2026 African Economic Outlook released by the African Development…

NNPCL reports revenue growth of N4.97tn in April

State-owned energy company, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has declared a significant increase in revenue for April 2026, generating N4.971 trillion, according to the latest monthly operational report of the firm released, Monday. According to NNPCL the figure represents a…

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CBN launches PSV 2028 to deepen financial inclusion, strengthen digital econony

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has formally unveiled the Payments System Vision 2028 (PSV 2028) to strengthen the country’s digital economy and trade. Speaking in Abuja, Monday, at the unveiling, the CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, said PSV 2028 aims to deepen…

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FDI drops by 80%, as portfolio investment drives increased capital inflow — CBN

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Economic Report, in its latest release, has revealed that foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the country dropped by 80 per cent in January, this year. The regulatory bank attributed the drop to foreign investors increasingly…

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