Capital inflows to Nigeria stood at $5.6bn in the first quarter of 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics ,NBS, data shows. The International Monetary Fund ,IMF, says the quantum of investments into the domestic economy are determined by a mix of economic, institutional, and market-related factors. For Nigeria, market size, growth potential, high level of macroeconomic stability and financial sector reforms instituted by the Central Bank of Nigeria ,CBN, that enable foreign investors to repatriate profits to home country remain big incentives for investors.
Inflation rate dropped to 20.12% in August, according to the latest Consumer Price Index, CPI, report released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, yesterday, signifying 5th consecutive drop.
Vice-President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has directed the Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit, PFSCU, to expedite action on the disbursement of the Federal Government’s ₦250 billion credit support for small holder farmers at a single-digit interest rate.