Chairman of the China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), Mr. Dai Hegen, says the company has paid a whopping sum of $125 million in taxes to the Nigerian government. Hegen, who disclosed this during a visit to President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, on Friday, said the corporation has signed investment cooperation agreements with … Read more
The Federal Government may consider the suspension of the $56.7bn peer-to-peer cryptocurrency market after a crucial meeting between the Securities and Exchange Commission, and digital asset operators scheduled for Monday. Nigeria’s volume of crypto transactions grew by nine per cent year-over-year to $56.7bn between July 2022 and June 2023, according to the 2023 Geography of … Read more
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced its forecast for Nigeria’s economic growth to 3 percent in 2024 down from a 3.1 percent projected in October 2023. This is contained in the Washington-based institution’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) update for January 2024. The outlook, released on Tuesday, is titled, ‘Moderating Inflation and Steady Growth Open … Read more