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Militancy Deprived Nigeria of $100bn in 2016 –Kachikwu

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said the country lost as much as $100bn in revenue last year as attacks by militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta cut crude output to a record low. Kachikwu, who stated this in his...

Malabu Deal: Shell, AGIP Seek Return of Oil Blocs

The Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) and Nigeria-AGIP Exploration Ltd have asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside an order for the forfeiture of the OPL 245. The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had in an...

TSA: 20,000 Bank Accounts Closed, Accruals Hit N5.244trn

...Systemspecs, FG yet to agree on commission About N5.244 trillion has accrued to the Treasury Single Account (TSA) of the federal government so far, the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris, disclosed in Abuja at a 2-day retreat to review the TSA implementation in...

Adeosun: FG to Expand TSA Coverage

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun on Tuesday said the Federal Government is determined to expand the coverage of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) to cover more agencies in 2017.   Speaking in Abuja at the opening of a two-day retreat on the TSA, the...

DisCos Fail to Settle N243bn GenCos’ Debts

The 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) operating in Nigeria have not settled a debt of N243bn for power supplied by 25 Generating Companies (GenCos) as at the end of 2016. Latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) indicated that DisCos paid N88...

‘Domestic Airlines Pay 40% of Ticket Revenue as Tax’

The Airline Operators of Nigeria has said the domestic carriers in the country are being stifled by the manipulation, feasting and pushing of their finances through multiple taxes, charges and levies to the extent that the airlines are now groaning under the pressure and...