Senate Names Jonathan, Sambo, Others In N665.8bn Diversion, Demands Refund       The Senate has demanded a refund of funds totalling N665.8bn which were allegedly diverted by the Office of Accountant General of the Federation from the Solid Mineral Development Fund and Stabilisation Fund to ministries, departments...

Egbin Power Decries N388bn NBET Debt, Idle Capacity       Egbin Power Plc, the biggest power station in Nigeria, has said it is owed N388bn by the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc for electricity generated and fed into the national grid. The company disclosed this on Tuesday during...

Pension Fund Assets Hit N12.66trn       The nation’s pension fund assets rose significantly to N12.66 trillion as at the end of June, 2021. As at the end of March, 2021, the assets had stood at N12.34trillion, hence, increasing by N320 billion between April and June, 2021. Speaking at...

We're Targeting 10,000MW Of Electricity From $3bn Interventions - FG       The Federal Government, yesterday in Abuja, said 10 Gigawatts (10,000MW) of electricity is feasible from an investment of $3 billion being made in the power sector. The prevailing situation of the nation’s power sector has rendered...

Nigerians Spend N7trn Yearly On Power Generation       Nigerians, and by extension, their businesses, expend about N7 trillion annually on power generation, a Renewable Energy expert, Mr Stephen Ogboko, has said. Ogboko, also the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, Off Grid Tech Solutions Ltd., made this...

COVID-19 Wiped Off $5bn Diasporan Remittances - FG       THE Federal Government has said that the COVID-19 pandemic has wiped off 20 per cent from the $25bn annual diasporan remittances to Nigeria. The government noted that various targeted programmes were being implemented to shore up the deficit. Disclosing...