NNPC Gets Two-week Ultimatum To Defend N3trn Debt   The House of Representatives’ Ad Hoc Committee on Recovery of Outstanding Debts Owed By Oil and Gas Companies has given the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, now Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, two weeks to defend its indebtedness...

Fed Govt’s Local Currency Debts To Hit N44trn In 2022   A report by Agusto & Co. Limited has estimated that the Federal Government’s local currency debts will rise to N44tn in 2022. This was disclosed in a report, titled ‘Nigeria in 2022’, on the economic outlook...

Nigeria’s Debt Vulnerable, costly - W/Bank   The World Bank has disclosed that Nigeria’s debt, which may be considered sustainable for now, is vulnerable and costly. According to the Washington-based global financial institution, the country’s debt is also at risk of becoming unsustainable in the event of...

Fed Govt Owes Five IOCs $1.15bn Cash Call Arrears, Clears $3.53bn Debt   A total of $3.53bn has been paid by the Federal Government to five international oil companies as cash call arrears repayment to the IOCs, leaving an outstanding balance of $1.15bn. Latest status report on...

NERC: Togo, Benin Q2 Electricity Debt To Nigeria Hits N770m   The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says the Republic of Benin, Niger Republic, Togo did not pay N770 million electricity bill owed Nigeria in the second quarter of 2021. The commission disclosed this in its second-quarter...

Nigeria’s Debt Hits N38trn, Rises By N2.54trn In Three Months - DMO   The Debt Management Office on Tuesday disclosed that Nigeria’s public debt was N38.005tn as of the end of the third quarter of 2021. In a press statement titled, ‘DMO publishes total public debt for...