FG Borrowed N1trn To Fund Fuel Subsidy - DMO   The Federal Government has borrowed N1 trillion to subsidise petrol this year, the Debt Management Office (DMO) said yesterday. Its Director-General, Ms. Patience Oniha, spoke during the presentation at the Executive Course on Budgeting and Fiscal Transparency...

World Bank To Raise $127bn For Mini-grid Power Funding   The World Bank Group will be raising $127 billion for mini-grip power funding by 2030. The bank said it will be leveraging development partner funding and government investment to “crowd in” private-sector finance for the project. It explained...

ICPC Exposes N400bn Fraud in 2021, 2022 Budgets The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, on Thursday, disclosed that the N13.59trillion 2021 budget was padded by the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies, with duplicated projects worth N300bn. The Chairman of the anti- graft agency,...

FEC Okays N829m To Rehabilitate Anambra-Enugu Link Road   The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja approved the sum of N829.8 million as revised estimated cost for the rehabilitation of a road linking Anambra and Enugu States. Contract for the rehabilitation of the road was...

Reps Grills OAGF Over Failure To Provide Evidence Of 25% Of N6bn Generated By SEC   The House of Representatives Committee on Finance, yesterday, questioned the office of Accountant General of the Federation (oAGF) for failing to provide evidence of 25 per cent of N6 billion...

Fed Govt Pays Foreign Firm $496m For Contract Violation   The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has disclosed that the Federal Government has settled a long-standing $5.26bn contractual dispute with a foreign investor group in the steel sector for $496m. A statement...