Economy
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Power Debt Row: Benin, Togo, Niger owe Nigeria $9.55m in electricity debt
Three West African countries of Benin, Togo and Niger have collectively failed to pay Nigeria $9.55m for electricity supplied to…
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Nigeria’s debt crisis deepens as FG racks up N8.1trn in just months, signals more to come
•Tinubu and debts At the backdrop of rising public debt pressure and concerns over the impact on the economy, the…
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FG secures fresh $200m loan from AfDB to boost digital sector
•AfDB Director-General, Nigeria Country Department, Abdul Kamara The African Development Bank Group, AfDB, has approved a 200-million-dollar loan to support…
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Nigeria’s growth under threat as poverty deepens — World Bank warns
The World Bank has said Nigeria is facing a deep early childhood development crisis, warning that weak outcomes in health,…
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Oil Windfall: World Bank warns Nigeria against reckless spending
•Tinubu and World Bank logo The World Bank has cautioned the Tinubu-led federal government against embarking on flamboyant spending as…
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BREAKING: Senate fast-tracks approval of Tinubu’s $6bn fresh loan request
The Senate has expeditiously approved the request of President Bola Tinubu to go for external loans totalling $6 billion. The…
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BREAKING: LIRS extends deadline for filing of individual annual income tax returns to April 14, 2026
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has extended the deadline for filing of Individual annual tax returns by two…
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Nigerians race to beat March 31 tax filing deadline – Step-by-step on how to file returns
•Minister of State for Finance, Taiwo Oyedele With the March 31 deadline just hours away, many taxpayers across Nigeria remain…
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Power outage worsens, plunges homes and businesses into deeper crisis
The impact of Nigeria’s persistent electricity crisis is deepening across households and businesses as rising fuel prices compound the burden…
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JUST IN: CBN blacklists top loan defaulters, restricts access to banking services
The Central Bank of Nigeria has officially restricted banking services for “chronic defaulters” and large-ticket obligors with non-performing loans. In…
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