FG Earmarks N30bn For Nigeria Air, New Projects   The Federal Government has earmarked the sum of N29.87bn as working capital for the proposed national carrier – Nigeria Air, and for 46 new projects in the aviation sector. An analysis of the 2023 budget presented to the...

Reps, Senators Face Probe Over Illegal Budget Passage   The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts has confirmed the allegation by President Muhammadu Buhari  that some committees of the National Assembly are passing budgets for ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government illegally. It was...

Nigerians Paid N1.23trn Tax To 36 States In 2021   Nigerians across 36 states of the federation paid N1.23tn in taxes in 2021, a 19.19 per cent increase from the N1.03tn paid in 2020. This is according to data from the States’ Internally Generated Revenue report by...

'Next Govt To Inherit $716m Judgment Debts'     The Presidency of Muhammadu Buhari may pass on at least $715.86m judgment debts to the next administration. The judgment debts were listed as 18 promissory notes in a document titled, ‘Schedule of Promissory Notes Issued by Category as at...

Despite N1.52trn Bailout, National Grid Collapses 98 Times Under Buhari   Nigeria’s available power generation capacity fell by 981.8 megawatts between 2015 and August 2022 despite the over N1.51tn intervention in the sector by the Federal Government since the current administration came on board in 2015. This...

FG Raised N2.44trn Via Bonds To Bridge Budget Deficit In 9 Months     The Federal Government in nine months of 2022 raised a sum of N2.44 trillion through the FGN bond market to finance N6.26trillion 2022 budget deficit, the Debt Management Office (DMO) FGN Bond auction...