MAN Declares Support for 15% Import Tariff on Petrol, Diesel
Says it’s a step towards strengthening local content, patronage of made-in-Nigeria In meeting with German manufacturers, Bagudu courts support towards $1tn economy, harps on role of private sector
James Emejo in Abuja and Dike Onwuamaeze in Lagos
Manufacturers Association federal government’s recent MAN said it viewed the tariff Nigeria First agenda and its of Nigeria (MAN) yesterday approval of a 15 per cent import as a strategic step and patriotic long-standing advocacy for declared its support for the tariff on petrol and diesel. policy that aligned with the local content development and
patronage of Made-in-Nigeria. Continued on page 10
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Sunday Aborisade in Abuja and Wale Igbintade in Lagos
The federal government on its position on President military intervention by the yesterday doubled down Donald Trump’s threat of a US government, maintaining
that the notion of Christian Continued on page 10
Nigeria’s $2.35bn Eurobond Oversubscribed By $10.65bn Strong investor confidence excites Tinubu Wale Edun: This successful market access demonstrates the international community’s continued confidence in reform
Nume Ekeghe Nigeria’s return to the international capital market defied political headwinds yesterday, as its $2.35 billion Eurobond issuance attracted orders worth $13 billion, representing an oversubscription by 453 percent or $10.65 billion. This comes despite United States President Donald Trump’s designation of the West African country as a “Country of Particular Concern” over alleged widespread killings of Christians, rising religious intolerance, and his further threat of military action if the government fails to curb the violence. The strong investor appetite signals renewed Continued on page 10
WORKING VISIT BY BAGUDU, EDUN TO THE CBN...
L-R: Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku Bagudu; Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso; and Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy (CME), Mr. Wale Edun, during a working visit by the ministers to the CBN Head Office in Abuja on Tuesday