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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