Personal loans held by Nigerians rose to about N2.06 trillion in May 2026, CBN data shows, as households increasingly borrow to cope with rising living costs.
Kidnappers holding 20 prospective corps members in Imo State have cut their ransom from N50 million to N5 million each as parents report the captives are being beaten.
The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria has raised alarm over worsening insecurity, urging the Federal Government to take urgent, decisive steps against killings, kidnappings and banditry.
The IMF says reforms have strengthened Nigeria's economy and built resilience, but warns more than 60 percent of Nigerians now live in poverty amid rising food insecurity.
The Senate has queried the South East Development Commission over N153m allegedly spent renting an Abuja office, demanding a full account of funds from its 2025 budget.
Nigeria's Finance Ministry says it processed N700bn to 1,240 local contractors, but protesting members of AICAN insist most of them have received no payment.
Nigeria's agricultural sector grew 3.15 percent year-on-year to N11.87trn in the first quarter of 2026, with crop production leading the gains at N8.9trn, the NBS says.
Personal loans held by Nigerians rose to about N2.06 trillion in May 2026, CBN data shows, as households increasingly borrow to cope with rising living costs.
Kidnappers holding 20 prospective corps members in Imo State have cut their ransom from N50 million to N5 million each as parents report the captives are being beaten.
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have killed 15 farmers working their fields and gathering firewood in Marte, Borno State, with police searching for three still missing.
Kidnappers are demanding N950 million, or N50 million each, for 19 prospective corps members abducted on the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State on Thursday.