OPINION/EDITORIAL

A review of Nigeria’s Public Debt Stock

October 6, 2021/United Capital Report According to the Debt Management Office (DMO), Nigeria’s total public debt stood at N35.5tn in Jun-2021. This represents a 7.1% q/q increase compared to N33.1tn recorded in Q1-2021. On a y/y basis, total public debt rose by 14.4% compared to N31.0tn in Q2-2020. The external […]

NGX Doubles Down On Goal For Financial Inclusion, Empowering Individual Investors

October 6, 2021/NGX By Olumide Bolumole, Divisional Head, Listings Business, Nigerian Exchange Limited  Nigeria, a country with an adult population of 106 million, offers a vast market for financial services. Despite this, it faces the expectation of a 16.8% shortfall in meeting its financial inclusion target. Financial literacy is critical to the […]

Oil Prices Charge Higher As Bullish Sentiment Builds

October 5, 2021/OilPrice.com Chart of the Week – China is set for a tumultuous winter as a nationwide power crunch is eating into Chinese demand for commodities, compelling analysts to revisit their forecasts for its 2021 economic performance.  – Two-thirds of the nationwide total, 19 provinces have introduced power rationing over September, […]