Banks’ Total Assets Rise By N6.97trn In A Year       The total assets in the banking sector rose by N6.97tn between April 2020 and April 2021, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria. Despite the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, the assets rose from N46.2tn to N53.17tn...

FEC Awards N309.9bn Road Contracts To Dangote       The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the award of a contract to Dangote Industries for the construction of five roads totaling 274.9 km at the cost of N309.9bn to be advanced to the company as tax credit. Minister...

Customs Seize N3.3bn Worth Of Smuggled Goods In June     Customs Area Controller, Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, Usman Bello Yahaya, said on Wednesday that the Unit recorded a total of 144 seizures with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N3.3 billion in June 2021. He said...

Nigeria Loses $26.3bn Annually To Maritime Insecurity     President Muhamamadu Buhari has lamented the huge loss of revenue to maritime criminality. The President stated the loss at a whopping $26.3 billion yearly, a development, he said, had become harmful to the economy and safety of citizens. According to...

Senate Orders N300bn Refund From NPA, BPE, 57 Agencies     The Senate on Tuesday directed 59 Federal Government agencies to return over N300bn funds allegedly misappropriated by them to the federation account. It specifically ordered that all monies illegally spent by the affected agencies including the Nigerian...

N15trn Infrastructure Company'll Begin Operations In Q3, 2021 - CBN       The N15tn Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria will begin operations in the third quarter of this year, the Central Bank of Nigeria announced on Tuesday. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, who announced this during an investors’ webinar organised...