IMF
2 days ago
As much as it is desirable to update the country’s tax laws, including a tweak at the sharing formula to promote equity and industry, it is also incumbent on the government to ensure that all segments of the polity are carried along.
3 days ago
Amid growing political manoeuvres ahead of the 2027 presidential election, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been urged to lead efforts to unify opposition parties to challenge the incumbent, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
12 Dec
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has issued a scathing critique of the economic policies implemented by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, accusing them of plunging Nigerians deeper into hunger, poverty, and unemployment, while turning Nigeria into the global poverty capital. In a statement signed by his Executive Assistant on New Media, Felix Ofou, Oborevwori highlighted the…
9 Dec
As the real estate sector constantly responds to market-driven factors, experts believe that provisions in the tax reform will allow the industry to remain highly attractive to investors and business owners.
3 Dec
Developing countries spent a record $1.4 trillion to service their foreign debts, as their interest climbed to a 20-year high in 2023, the World Bank’s latest International Debt report has shown.
22 Nov
President Bola Tinubu has assured of his commitment to prioritising the welfare of the poor and most vulnerable Nigerians, even as he is optimistic of his economic reforms.
21 Nov
President Bola Tinubu has assured of his commitment to prioritize the welfare of the poor and most vulnerable Nigerians even as his economic reforms bear fruit. President Tinubu who acknowledged that his reforms programmes had weakened Nigerians' purchasing power, however, said his administration will continue to provide social safety nets to cushion the unintended consequences.…
21 Nov
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has passed votes of no confidence on President Tinubu's economic reforms as Nigeria continues
19 Nov
Nigeria and other sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries where the inflation rate remains uptick and significantly higher than central banks’ targets would require a longer monetary tightening regime to rein in the price crisis, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.
15 Nov
Transportation has changed the accent of the global economy, at a time when the stratagem to power and progress is not only filtered for the praise of economics and what humanity has achieved in a classical sense, whether these filters
13 Nov
The IMF and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to two new loan programs that would provide the central African country with close to $3 billion, the Washington-based institution said Wednesday. The announcement was made by the International Monetary Fund at the end of a two-week mission to the DRC to discuss the programs,…
13 Nov
With summer holidays and foreign school tuition payment pressure now at their tail ends, market analytics have suggested that the bleeding naira may have a breather ahead.