Foreign capital flow into Nigeria plummeted by more than half in 2020 to $9.68bn, its lowest level in four years, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.The NBS, in its capital importation report for the fourth quarter and full-year 2020, said the total value of capital importation into the country fell by 59.65 per cent or $14.3bn last year from $23.99bn in 2019.

Foreign capital flow into the country stood at $16.81bn in 2018, $12.23bn in 2017 and $5.12bn in 2016, the NBS data showed.

The statistics office said the total value of capital importation in Q4 stood at $1.07bn, down by 26.81 percent compared to Q3 and by 71.87 per cent compared to the same period of 2019.
“The largest amount of capital importation by type was received through other investment, which accounted for 73.22 per cent ($783.26m) of total capital importation, followed by Foreign Direct Investment, which accounted for 23.49 per cent ($251.27m) of total capital imported and portfolio investment which accounted for 3.29 per cent ($35.15m) of total capital imported in Q4 2020,” it said.

The NBS said the United Kingdom emerged as the top source of capital investment in Nigeria in Q4 with $236.88m, accounting for 22.14 per cent of the total capital inflow.

‌It said, “By Destination of investment, Lagos State emerged as the top destination of capital investment in Nigeria in Q4 2020 with $829.64m. This accounted for 77.56% of the total capital inflow in Q4 2020.

“By bank, Citibank Nigeria Limited emerged at the top of capital investment in Nigeria in Q4 2020 with $216.17m. This accounted for 20.21 per cent of the total capital inflow in Q4 2020.”

https://www.independent.ng/breaking-nigerias-foreign-capital-inflow-sinks-to-9-68bn-lowest-in-four-years/

Time to sell this country don reach

Buhari just de make Obodo Naija, fall, fall, fall.

Dem de shut crypto account, dem wan purnish us be that. Inflow go low for wrong policies.

ojun50:
Time to sell this country don reach

whatever is happening is as planned. no mistakes.
They needed to impoverish the massas to retain power by suppression.

bishop4life:




whatever is happening is as planned.
no mistakes.

They needed to impoverish the massas to retain power by suppression.

Make una de collect tradamonies

We are still rich na going to zero dollar .

Bitcoin do pafuka in the thinking of people who sees cow as only investment.

And some idiots will still come out to say APC has done well

lamentor78:
And some idiots will still come out to say APC has done well

Na dem be that.

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