Insurance Firms’ Assets Hit N2.09trn Amidst Recapitalisation Suspension     The insurance sector’s total assets have risen by N228.24bn in 15 months despite the abrupt suspension of the National Insurance Commission’s segmented recapitalisation exercise. The second and final phases of the Nigerian insurance industry’s recapitalisation exercise which should...

Fed Govt Agencies Fail To Remit N2.8trn Independent Revenue In Six Years   The Federal Government recorded a shortfall of N2.8tn in independent revenue from revenue generating agencies between 2015 and 2020, an analysis of data from the Budget Office has shown. According to the Fiscal Responsibility...

FG Gives Customs N4.1trn Revenue Target   The Federal Government has set a revenue target of N4.1trillion for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) this year. The service contributed N2.24trillion into the Consolidated Revenue Account (CRA) last year. The N4.1trillion revenue target was disclosed by the Customs Area Controller...

Ministry, Police, Seven Others Spent N49.5bn Without NASS Approval – Auditor General     The Office of the Auditor General of the Federation has disclosed that nine Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government spent about N49.5bn above their approved budgets between 2018 and 2019. The OAuGF...

Retirees, Workers Kick As FG Plans N620bn Loan From Pension Funds   The Federal Government is planning to source $1.5bn (N620bn) loan from pension funds to support its proposed N7.73tn investment in transport infrastructure over the next five years. Specifically, the government is seeking to obtain the...

After 222 Days, N546.5bn Economic Losses, FG Finally Lifts Twitter Ban   After 222 days and economic losses of about N546.5 billion, the Federal Government has finally lifted the ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria. The lifting of the suspension was announced yesterday, via a statement by...