‘$12.9bn, ₦1.4trn…’ | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

Numbers that mattered ~ YNaija.com

Every week, different figures make news headlines.

While some numbers are bereft of impact in the general scheme of things, a few others tend to be significant, and as such they stand out.

In essence, they are important and should matter.

These are the numbers that mattered this week.

₦93 billion

The amount, in Naira, set aside by the Federal Government to begin its Home Grown School Feeding Programme

400,000

The number of people who registered on the FG’s N-Power portal in the first 36 hours.

$12.9 billion

The payments made by the NLNG and unremitted by the NNPC to the Federation Account from 2005 to 2013, according to the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI)

₦1.4 trillion

The amount that will be saved annually due to the removal of petrol subsidy, according to Petroleum Minister Ibe Kachikwu.

₦760 billion

The increase in market capitalisation by the Nigerian Stock Exchange in the final three trading days of the week, following the CBN’s flexible foreign exchange policy announcement.

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