Browsing: fiscal policy

Nigeria’s fiscal and foreign exchange reforms that improved external reserves, increased FX liquidity, and strengthened confidence in the economy have…

S&P Global Ratings has upgraded Nigeria’s long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings to “B” from “B-”, citing improvements…

Nigeria’s debt to the World Bank rose by $2.08bn in one year to $19.89bn as of December 31, 2025, according…

I sat through the opening address at the inauguration of the Nigeria Revenue Service headquarters with a mix of curiosity…

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, has advised countries facing economic pressures to act swiftly in…

The Federal Government’s capital spending dropped by N1tn in 2025 as rising recurrent expenditure squeezed fiscal space, the World Bank…

The National Assembly has, as usual, approved a fresh $6bn external loan request by President Bola Tinubu, in a process…

The Director-General of the Nigerian Employers’ Consultative Association, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, discusses the challenges facing the economy, particularly the manufacturing sector,…

With increased allocations to states, there have been calls for them to do more; however, the former Deputy Governor of…

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has reduced the benchmark interest rate to 26.5 per cent,…