| The Excess Crude Account (ECA), which stood at $2.11 billion in April, has increased by $1.34 billion, bringing the total savings in the till to $3.45 billion. The new figure represents an increase of about 63.5 percent, reports Leadership
The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, confirmed the rise on in a statement issued by her Media Assistant, Paul Nwabiuku. She said the rise in the ECA signals the federal government’s commitment to rebuilding the country’s fiscal buffers...............................................Full Article: Source |