Monetary

We Recover N25.13bn Unremitted Pension Contributions – PenCom

We Recover N25.13bn Unremitted Pension Contributions - PenCom   The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has recovered N25.13 billion from defaulting employers. PenCom made this known in a report. The sum, it said, comprised N12.80 billion principal contributions, and N12.33 billion penalties for delayed payments. The amount covered between...

FG Generates $2bn Investments in Renewable Energy Sector

FG Generates $2bn Investments in Renewable Energy Sector The Federal Government, on Sunday, announced that it attracted over $2bn in investments in the renewable energy sector over the past decade. It announced this through the Rural Electrification Agency, adding that in advancing these achievements, it established...

Naira Hits All-time Low, Exchanges for 1,100 to a Dollar

Naira Hits All-time Low, Exchanges for 1,100 to a Dollar The Naira has fallen to an all-time low as it now exchanges for N1,100 per dollar in the black market. This is according to information obtained on Wednesday morning, from traders in the parallel market . The...

25 States, FCT Enact Laws Regarding Contributory Pension Schemes

25 States, FCT Enact Laws Regarding Contributory Pension Schemes No fewer than 25 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have enacted laws on the implementation of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) as of last month, the Director-General, of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Mrs....

N130bn USSD Debt: Telcos Threaten Court Action Against Banks

N130bn USSD Debt: Telcos Threaten Court Action Against Banks   Telcommunications operators (Telcos) under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), have threatened to drag Nigerian banks to court over the unpaid Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), which has accumulated over...

How States Obtained N26.31bn Excess Crude Account Loans

How States Obtained N26.31bn Excess Crude Account Loans   State governments have acquired about N26.31bn loans from the Excess Crude Account facility, which is meant for implementing development and infrastructural projects. Findings showed that a total of about N183.1bn excess crude account facility deposit sits in the...