<< Back             Poser >> Nigeria records 14% rise in exports to Africa …As fuel tops export list By Emma Ujah, with agency reports Nigeria’s exports to Africa reached N4.82 trillion in the first half of 2025, up 14% year-on-year compared to N4.21 trillion in the first half of 2024. West Africa absorbed over 62% of Nigeria’s continental exports. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, was quoted by Bloomberg as saying that the trend last year highlights Nigeria’s role “as a hub for intra-continental trade and value chains”, adding, “this is a clear signal of strengthening regional trade momentum.” Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reviewed by Ecofin Agency show that West Africa has remained Nigeria’s largest market on the continent. ECOWAS bought N2.995 trillion goods, representing more than 62% of Nigeria’s exports to Africa and rising 16% year-on-year. Fuel was the most purchased Nigerian product by the regional bloc, totaling nearly N298 billion. In the first half of 2025, exports to Africa accounted for only about 10% of Nigeria’s total exports, estimated at N43.3 trillion. Africa was the country’s fourth-largest export destination after Europe (N17.3 trillion), Asia (N14.1 trillion), and the Americas (N6.9 trillion). However, Nigeria has taken steps to boost its trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). These efforts include tariff concessions and the launch in May 2025 of an air freight corridor to East Africa, expected to reduce export costs to the region by 50% to 75%. Vanguard Business News	VAT reforms to lower prices, boost compliance – Ghana Revenue Authority  The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has said that comprehensive reforms to the Value Added Tax (VAT) regime are expected to lower prices, improve compliance, and support government’s GH¢225 billion revenue target for 2026. FINANCIAL INCLUSION: Nigeria still behind target – CBN By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said 74 percent of Nigerians have been covered under its financial inclusion program as at first half of 2025 (H1’25). Disclosing this in its latest Financial Stability Report, the apex bank stated: ‘‘At end-June 2025, the percentage of financially included Nigerians stood at 74 per cent.” The […] Bank customers’ complaints grow by 143%, as CBN resolves 9,771 By Elizabeth Adegbesan   The Central Bank of Nigeria,  CBN,   said it resolved 9,771 out of 10,704 bank customers’ complaints in the first half of the year (H1’25). CBN disclosed this in its latest  Financial Stability Report, noting that the number of complaints received in H1’25 grew by 143.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) from 4,398 complaints in H1’24.   […] AMCON cash recoveries rise 28% to N66.1bn — CBN By Babajide Komolafe The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, recorded a 27.87 per cent increase in cash recoveries to N66.12 billion in the first half of 2025, H1’25 from N51.71 billion at end-December 2024. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN disclosed this in its Financial Stability Report for H1’25 noting that the stronger recovery performance […] Nigeria records 14% rise in exports to Africa …As fuel tops export list By Emma Ujah, with agency reports Nigeria’s exports to Africa reached N4.82 trillion in the first half of 2025, up 14% year-on-year compared to N4.21 trillion in the first half of 2024. West Africa absorbed over 62% of Nigeria’s continental exports. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, […] Nigeria’s money supply grows to N124.4trn Currency in circulation hits N5.4trn lCredit to govt rises 29% By Elizabeth Adegbesan Nigeria’s Money Supply (M²) grew by 1.2 percent month-on-month (MoM) to N124.4 trillion in December 2025, from N122.9 trillion the previous month.  This is contained in Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN,  Money and Credit Statistics released over the weekend. The data indicated that […]