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Nigeria: Govt Disagrees With Moody's Downgrade
Daily Trust, 9 November 2017
Ratings agency Moody's has cut Nigeria's long-term foreign-currency bond to B1 from Ba3 and kept its outlook stable, saying Nigerian efforts to broaden non-oil revenue had been… Read more »
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Nigeria: Treasury Instruments Crash On Moody's Downgrade
Vanguard, 9 November 2017
Amidst disagreement between Federal Government and Moody's Investment Services, a global financial rating agency, over the later's downgrade of Nigeria, the country's bond and… Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt Disagrees With Moody's Downgrading of Nigeria to B2 Stable Rating
Daily Trust, 8 November 2017
The federal government has disagreed with Moody's downgrading of Nigeria to a B1 stable rating to a B2 stable rating. Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt Protests Moody's Downgrade, Reveals Plan to Sell JV Oil Assets
This Day, 9 November 2017
The Nigerian government Wednesday "strongly" rejected the reasons one of the global rating agencies, Moody's Investors Service, gave for its decision to downgrade the country's… Read more »
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Nigeria: World Bank Ranking - Govt Targets Lower Index By 2020
Daily Trust, 8 November 2017
The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), Sani Yakubu has expressed optimism that Nigeria would be ranked 100 in the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt to Improve Ease of Doing Business Ranking From 145 to 100, Says Presidential Aide
This Day, 9 November 2017
The Federal Government is committed to enhancing the ease of doing business by improving Nigeria's ranking in the World Bank's Doing Business index from the latest ranking of 145… Read more »
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Nigeria: Osinbajo - Why Nigeria Moved Up in World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index
This Day, 9 November 2017
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that Nigeria moved up 24 places in the recent World Bank Ease of Doing Business ranking due to a combination of factors, which include "good… Read more »
Nigeria Rejects Moody's Downgrade
Ratings agency Moody's has cut Nigeria's long-term foreign currency bond, saying that the country has been slow to address its heavy dependence on oil. The government has rejected the rating, saying it does not reflect the positive trend in the economy.
