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Credits to Private Sector Increase to ₦28.67 Trillion. Credits to private sector increased by 1.51% to ₦28.67 trillion in the month of April, Cowry Asset Management Limited stated in a financial market review note.

Fixed Income Market Records Mix Performance amid Rising Inflation Concern. Amidst rising inflation rate, the fixed income market recorded a mixed performance. Chapel Hill Denham said while average secondary T-bills rate remained unchanged at 3.02%, average discount rate on secondary OMO bills fell further by 5 basis points (bps) to 4.62%.

Nigeria’s Headline Inflation Rate Rises to 12.40%. The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recent data shows that the consumer price index (CPI) which measures inflation increased by 12.40 % year-on-year in May 2020.

2020 Budget: Debt Service Cost Includes Capital Repayment, Interest – FG. The Federal Government has said debt service provision in the 2020 budget includes capital repayment, interest obligations and other charges.

PMA: Demand for Low-risk Investment Options to Fuel Subscription. Analysts have said that increasing demand for low-risk investments option would support demand at the Federal Government bond auction on Wednesday.

Afrinvest Says Maturing T-Bills Will Keep Money Market Rates Down. Afrinvest, a Lagos based investment banking firm, has predicted that money market rates would stay low in the coming week.

CBN Quarantines ₦2.3 Trillion from Banks’ Deposits in 9 Months. The Banking Sector ability to create credits is threaten follows a humongous amounts that the apex bank sterlised from operators deposits periodically.

Unity Bank Returns to Profitability in 2019, Stays Positive in Q1. After protracted delay in releasing its audited scorecard, Unity Bank Plc on Wednesday declared gross earnings of N44.59 billion for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2019.

Primary Market Auction: Analysts Expect CBN to Keep Rates Depress. Analysts at Meristem Securities have said that due to the recent policy rate cut, the firm is expecting the Central Bank of Nigeria to keep rates depress across market.

NOVA predicts NAFEX to hit ₦410 as dollar scarcity hinders repatriation. Nova Merchant Bank Limited has predicted that the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange rate could further weaken to N410 to a dollar.