In January 2012 the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) launched the first phase of its “cashless” policy, which aims to reduce the volume of cash transactions and in turn cut the cost of banking services. Since then, the move towards electronic payments has spurred the growth of numerous electronic payment and commerce initiatives. The cashless...
Does the macroeconomic climate present a risk of higher non-performing loans?
Both the government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have identified increased private sector lending as a priority, which has been made all the more urgent by a pressing need to stimulate the economy. As a result, the CBN has employed its monetary and regulatory tools to increase liquidity in the system and shore up banks’ balance sheets...
During the 1970s Nigeria had a prosperous, export-orientated mining industry. Before the discovery of oil, the West African nation had developed strong production operations for coal, tin and columbite. The discovery of hydrocarbons eclipsed these activities and relegated mining to an economic footnote. However, with the recent decline in the global price of oil and reductions in production...
The industrial sector of what is arguably Africa’s largest economy is a diversified group of producers and outputs. With a wide range of accessible feedstock, from agricultural products to hydrocarbons, along with Africa’s biggest consumer market, the possibilities are substantial. The volume of output is small, however, and Nigeria is forced to import most of what it consumes, including the...
The Nigerian power sector has undergone several significant changes in the past decade. In 2010 the Nigerian president at the time presented a roadmap for the sector. In developing the roadmap, the country’s federal government built on the foundation laid down in 2001-02 through the adoption of the National Electric Power Policy, and with the...
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