Vice-President Kashim Shettima lauded Nigerians in the diaspora for their economic contributions, saying their remittances are strengthening Nigeria’s external position.
Ms Akinjayeju said the rise represented the largest movement recorded in the survey.
A venture capitalist has identified fragmented regulation and weak implementation as major bottlenecks preventing Nigerian innovations from moving beyond the development stage.
The federal government has begun paying the newly introduced exit benefit for retiring federal civil servants, with about N1.1 billion paid to 175 retirees.
CBN’s acting director of corporate communications, Hakama Sidi-Ali, said the apex bank elevated the supervision of terrorism financing.
The apex bank attributed the liquidity decline to the settlement of its treasury bills auction.
NICA says Nigeria’s reclassification by FTSE Russell and Moody’s positive outlook could strengthen capital inflows and deepen access to credit for businesses.
He urged the APC national leadership not to transfer the responsibility for reconciliation to aspirants.
Mr Tijani said the project, expected to be substantially advanced by December, will position Nigeria’s fibre network among the longest in Africa.
The naira further appreciated on Tuesday in the official market, trading at N1,343.32 to the U.S. dollar.
