Monetary

Senate Says Budget Office Paid Four MDA’s N19bn Without Approval

Senate Says Budget Office Paid Four MDA’s N19bn Without Approval   The Senate has asked the Budget Office of the Federation to refund the sum of N19bn the agency disbursed to four unnamed Ministries Department and Agencies without the approval of the Minister of Finance, Budget...

Pension Fund Investment In FG Securities Rise By 16.5% To N9.9trn

Pension Fund Investment In FG Securities Rise By 16.5% To N9.9trn Pension Fund investment in Federal Government debt instruments (securities) rose 16.5 per cent, year-on-year to N9.9 trillion in February caused by the high interest rate regime prompted by the inflation fighting measures of the...

Alleged N20bn Diversion: Reps Probe NNPCL Officials

Alleged N20bn Diversion: Reps Probe NNPCL Officials The House of Representatives, on Thursday, set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited over the alleged diversion and conversion of N20bn by its officials in the guise of payment to consultants. This...

FG Approves N320bn Intervention Fund For Tertiary Institutions

FG Approves N320bn Intervention Fund For Tertiary Institutions   The Federal Government has approved the sum of N320,345,040, 835. (Three hundred and twenty billion, three hundred and forty-five million, forty thousand, eight hundred and thirty five Naira only) as the 2023 intervention funds for public tertiary...

FG Secures $800m From World Bank As Palliatives For Poor Nigerians

FG Secures $800m From World Bank As Palliatives For Poor Nigerians The Federal Government has secured the sum of $800 million from the World Bank under the National Social Investment Programme as part of palliatives to cushion the negative effects of the plan to remove...

Maritime Operators To Get $700m For Vessel Acquisition – Fed Govt

Maritime Operators To Get $700m For Vessel Acquisition – Fed Govt   The Federal Government has said operators in the maritime sector may get about $700m to acquire new vessels. The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr Bashir Jamoh, said this...