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3 days ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nduka Chiejina |Alao Abiodun
The African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) has announced the appointment of Ms. Mary Baine as its new Executive Secretary, effective 1 July 2025. She takes over from Mr. Logan Wort, who has led the organisation since its establishment in 2009. Ms. Baine’s appointment marks a leadership transition at a time when ATAF continues to shape tax policy, strengthen revenue systems, and drive development across Africa.
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6 days ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nduka Chiejina |Collins Nweze
As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration reached the midpoint of its tenure, economists have set out a wide-ranging reform agenda for the next two years, urging the Federal Government to take decisive steps that promote food security, improve electricity supply, attract investment, confront insecurity, stabilise the macroeconomic environment, and prepare the country for a technology-driven future.
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1 week ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nduka Chiejina |Bolaji Ogundele
The borrowing plan submitted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the National Assembly represents a proposal and consists of projected borrowings by the federal and state governments over the next two years. The Presidency and the Ministry of Finance yesterday clarified that it is an all-inclusive national plan that comprises proposed loans by several states across the various geopolitical zones and the loan component of the Federal Government’s expenditure plan.
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1 week ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nduka Chiejina |Bolaji Ogundele |Gbenga Omokhunu
Owners of the 4,794 properties in the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) with revoked land titles yesterday got a 14-day presidential reprieve. The waiver followed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s intervention in the takeover of the first batch of the properties by Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) teams. Director, FCT Department of Land Administration, Mr. Chijioke Nwankwoeze made known the Presidential intervention.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Taofik Salako |Nduka Chiejina |Muyiwa Lucas |Collins Nweze
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday retained the benchmark interest rate and other key monetary policy parameters. The MPC, the highest policy-making body of the apex bank, left the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 27.50 per cent after its meeting in Abuja. The MPR is the benchmark interest rate that guides other rates across the economy.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nduka Chiejina |Collins Nweze |Alao Abiodun
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday said Nigerian banking sector remains resilient, safe, and sound. The clarification follows certain publications and social media reports containing misleading information regarding the operations of a regulated financial institution.
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3 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nduka Chiejina |Collins Nweze |Alao Abiodun
Nigeria’s economy recorded its fastest growth in about a decade in 2024, the World Bank said yesterday, alluding to early gains of macroeconomic reforms by the President Bola Tinubu’s administration. World Bank’s Lead Economist for Nigeria, Alex Sienaert, pointed out Federal Government’s improved fiscal position, driven by reforms in key areas of petroleum, foreign exchange and power. He however cautioned that persistently high inflation remains a challenge.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Collins Nweze |Nduka Chiejina |Alao Abiodun
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has said that strong financial backing should come in form of innovative support instruments to reform-minded economies as they implement bold economic transformation agenda. He spoke at the G-24 Ministerial Meeting, on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank meetings. He urged the Bretton Woods institutions to extend stronger financial backing to reform-minded economies, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nduka Chiejina |Collins Nweze |Alao Abiodun
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday underscored the importance of banking recapitalisation as a major catalyst for the achievement of the $1 trillion economy agenda of the government. Deputy Governor, Corporate Services, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Ms. Emem Usoro said the journey to $1 trillion economy requires structured planning, clearly defined policies, unwavering implementation, and an inclusive approach that aligns public and private sector interests.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nduka Chiejina |Tony Akowe |Bolaji Ogundele |Frank Ikpefan |Alao Abiodun
The Federal Government is reviewing the possible effects of the unfolding international tariff regimes and shifts in global commodity prices. The Economic Management Team (EMT) chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has inaugurated a sub-committee to handle the assignment sparked by the US imposition of a 14 percent tariff on certain Nigerian exports. Goods from other countries are also attracting a wide range of tariffs.
