W/Bank Pledges $72m For States’ Land Administration Records       The World Bank has expressed willingness to give each state of the federation a grant of two million dollars to enable them to update their property records. This, however, is based on the condition that benefiting states capture...

NIRSAL MFB Gets Framework For N75bn Youth Fund Disbursement       The Central Bank of Nigeria has released the framework for NIRSAL Microfinance Bank to commence the disbursement of the N75bn Nigeria Youth Investment Fund. It said this in its statement titled ‘Framework for the operation of the...

AMCON In Talks With Pan Ocean To Resolve N240bn Debt         The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria has said there are ongoing discussions between it and Pan Ocean Group to see how to amicably resolve the oil firm’s N240bn debt through a settlement framework. AMCON said on...

Customs Command Generated N15.7bn In Nine Months       The Nigeria Customs Service, Kirikiri Lighter Terminal Command, has said that despite the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic and other numerous challenges facing the economy, it has recorded a 42 per cent increase in its revenue generation in...

Niger, Benin, Togo Pay Nigeria N2.04bn Electricity Bill         International customers – Niger, Benin, Togo – who purchase power from Nigeria remitted a total of N2.04bn in the first quarter of this year as their outstanding electricity bill to the Market Operator of the sector in...

Banks Provided N1.8trn, $1.36bn, €10.92m Loans To MSMEs - CBN         Based on the financing statements registered on the National Collateral Registry in respect of movable assets offered as collateral, lending banks availed credit amounting to N1.80tn, $1.36bn and €10.92m to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises...