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The International Monetary Fund has revealed that Nigeria failed to record public spending worth two percent of its gross domestic product in recent official budgets. The multilateral lender explained that the massive accounting omission leaves the country’s reported fiscal deficit understating its actual borrowing requirements. IMF Resident Representative Christian Ebeke disclosed the statistical discrepancy during…
Nigeria has secured a fresh $1.25 billion financing package from the World Bank, aimed at deepening ongoing economic reforms, drawing private investment and accelerating job creation across Africa’s largest economy. The World Bank announced the approval on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, describing the facility as the anchor of its new Country Partnership Framework for…
Nigerian fixed-income investors should prepare for a prolonged stretch of elevated interest rates, with market analysts warning that any meaningful reversal in Federal Government bond yields is unlikely before the final quarter of 2026. The caution comes from Coronation Asset Management, whose June 2026 Economic Note projected that a mix of sticky inflation, a…
Nigeria exported an estimated 148.9 million barrels of crude oil valued at N20.22 trillion during the first five months of 2026. This financial windfall comes despite persistent domestic challenges in hitting headline production targets. International oil prices surged following a geopolitical conflict in the Middle East that restricted passage through the Strait of Hormuz. High…
Nigeria is still falling significantly short of its statutory tax revenue targets despite the implementation of extensive fiscal adjustments. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, disclosed the ongoing deficit during a courtesy visit in Abuja on Thursday. The minister hosted the leadership of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria…
Nigeria channels nearly five times more of its national revenue into servicing external debt than it commits to healthcare and education combined, a fresh review by ActionAid International and ActionAid Nigeria has found, framing the country’s fiscal squeeze as a direct casualty of policy advice from the International Monetary Fund. The report, released on…
Nigeria shipped Premium Motor Spirit worth N105.50bn to Togo in the first three months of 2026, a figure that captures how sharply the country’s downstream fortunes have turned after decades of dependence on imported fuel. The export value was contained in the National Bureau of Statistics Foreign Trade Statistics Report for the first quarter…
Nigeria’s gross external reserves climbed to a major high of $51 billion, expanding the state’s financial firepower to defend the local currency. Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria shows a massive $13.3 billion accretion over the past 12 months. This substantial fiscal cushion marks a complete turnaround from the severe depletion recorded during…
Nigeria faces a crippling fiscal squeeze despite maintaining technically sustainable levels of public debt. The International Monetary Fund warns that the federal government will spend roughly 50 percent of its tax revenues solely on interest payments between 2025 and 2028. While Abuja is not at immediate risk of systemic sovereign default, this massive debt-servicing burden…
Nigeria’s sweeping foreign exchange reforms have yet to align the local currency with economic reality. The International Monetary Fund states that the naira trades roughly 25.6 percent below its fair value. According to the Washington-based lender, its Real Effective Exchange Rate model shows that the currency remains heavily undervalued despite recent gains. This persistent gap…
