 And I'm moving on to business news. Nigeria recorded a negative trade balance of 8.9 trillion Naira between January and September 2021. Data from the national burial statistics have shown and within this period, the total foreign trade stood at 35.09 trillion Naira, comprising 22 trillion Naira imports and 13.1 trillion Naira exports, leading to 8.9 trillion Naira trade deficit. A breakdown of the trade data by quarters shows that Nigeria's total merchandise trade stood at 9.76 trillion Naira, and that's in the first quarter of the year, representing 6.99 percent increase over the value recorded in the fourth quarter of 2020. The export components of this trade stood at 2.91 trillion Naira. It is representing 29.79 percent of the total trade in the first quarter, while imports were valued at 6.85 trillion Naira, representing 70.21 percent. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.