In Five Years, Nigeria Lost $10.8bn In Telecom Sector
Nigeria lost $10.8bn in the last five years to capital flight in the telecommunications sector amid lingering foreign exchange scarcity in the country.
In its ‘National Policy for the Promotion of Indigenous Content in the Nigerian Telecommunications...
Two Million Farmers To Recieve N12.3bn Subsidy From FG
Over 2.2 million farmers are to receive about N12.3bn as agricultural subsidy from the Federal Government in coming weeks, it was gathered on Sunday.
Presidency officials confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari had already approved a N6.15bn agricultural...
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...
