Damage By Plastic, Other Pollution To Marine Environment Hits $13bn         Stakeholders in the management of the marine environment have advocated for a concerted effort by the Nigerian government to step up action against plastic pollution of the marine environment. They also place the value of the...

Nigeria, 69 Other Countries Get $99bn IMF Cash       The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday released its updated economic funding support totalling $99 billion to 70 emerging and developing economies to tackle COVID-19 pandemic. In an emailed report, the IMF said it advanced $29 billion under...

Afreximbank Records $217.06m In 9 Months       African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), yesterday in Cairo, Egypt, released its unaudited financial statements for the nine months ended 30 September 2020. Notwithstanding the impact of the pandemic, the Bank recorded net income amounting to $217.06 million compared to the...

Reps Summon Kyari, Emefiele, Allege N3.2trn, Others Unremitted         The House of Representatives has summoned the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari; and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over non-remittance of $19.25bn (approximately N3.24tn) revenue that...

Power Operators Lose N1.25bn As Generation Sheds 62.96MW       The Advisory Power Team, Office of the Vice President, in their latest report on the power sector, has said that operators in the power sector lost N1.25bn, while power generation dropped by 62.96 megawatts in one day. According...

CBN’s Policy Blocks Investors, Banks From N622bn Illegal Earnings         The new Treasury Bills policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has effectively obstructed about N622 billion interest earnings that would have accrued to banks and other individual and corporate investors in the money market. The...