13

May

THE CBN GOVERNOR ON HIGH INTEREST RATE

Olayemi Cardoso, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, indicated that interest rates would remain elevated until the inflation rate diminishes. In a report by the Financial Times on Monday, Cardoso also mentioned that orthodox policies would be employed to curb inflation. In March, Nigeria’s inflation rate surged to 33.20 percent from 31.70 percent in February. Consequently, […]

08

May

Federal Government Of Nigeria has put up 19 oil blocks for bidding

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, stressed that the 19 oil blocks put forward for sale under the 2024 bidding round are not for politicians. They are for investors with financial capacity and technical competence. Senator Lokpobiri said in the past, the award of oil blocks culminated in the non-development of over[…]