FEC Okays N65.3bn For Power Projects In 2022     The Federal Executive Council meeting has approved N65.39bn in foreign and local denominations to execute power projects in the country. The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Thursday at the end of...

Pension Industry Grows By 18% In Five Years – PenOp   Nigeria’s pension industry grew by 18 per cent in the last five years, the Pension Funds Operators Association of Nigeria has said. PenOp said this in a statement titled ‘Pension funds and private equity in Nigeria:...

We’ll Raise Infrastructure Finance From N13trn Pension Funds, Others – CBN     The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has said Nigeria plans to finance infrastructure projects with banking and pension monies. According to him, the Federal Government is seeking to reduce its external debts...

NASS To Transmit N17trn Budget To Buhari Today – Lawan   The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, says the National Assembly will on Thursday transmit the 2022 Appropriation Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari to sign into law. Lawan gave the hint on Wednesday in his remarks...

Buhari Inaugurates N348trn Devt Plan, Targets N298trn From Private Sector   President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria requires an investment size of N348.1tn to achieve the targets set out in the National Development Plan 2021-2025. He also said a whopping 85.7per cent (N298.3tn) of this amount would come...

In Five Months, Shipping Council Saves N900.81m From Dispute Resolution   The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Emmanuel Jime, has said the council saved N900.81m from 82 resolved disputes between shipping companies and shippers or freight forwarders in five months. He...