The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has raised its benchmark lending rate to 22.75 per cent as a proactive measure to control inflation. Olayemi Cardoso, the CBN governor, announced this on Tuesday at the end of the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting that began Monday. The new rate is 400 basis points from the previous rate of 18.75 per cent, maintained since the MPC’s last convening on July 24 and 25, 2023. “Previous policy...

…Deepens collaboration with RMAFC to curb revenue leakages The Federal Government has stated commitment to recover unpaid royalties and taxes in the mining sector. According to the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development and the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has resolved to strengthen collaboration to block revenue leakages in the sector. Speaking while welcoming the RMAFC chairman, Mohammed Bello, and his team to his office recently, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr....