$6.8bn Debt: NNPC Admission Sparks Integrity Concerns   The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) recently shocked many Nigerians when it admitted owing petrol suppliers. The masses were not surprised that the company was in debt; rather, they found it difficult to believe that after months...

Nigeria's External Debt Servicing Rises To $2.78bn   Nigeria’s debt servicing in the first seven months of this year rose by 53.63 per cent, or $971.47m, to $2.78bn, up from the $1.81bn recorded in the same period in 2023. This was disclosed in the Weekly International Payments...

FG Pays N205bn From N1.3trn Owed Power Generation Companies The federal government yesterday said it had offset N205 billion from the N1.3 trillion debt owed Generation Companies (Gencos) to raise the level of liquidity in the power sector. The government also stated that the noticeable improvement...

Report Reveals Nigeria Owes NNPC $4.9bn Fuel Debt The Federal Government owes the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, almost half of what it plans to collect in revenues this year for the petrol subsidy it reintroduced in August last year, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The report...

Cardoso: A Timely Advocacy for Transparency, Accountability in Nigeria’s Debt Management  By Abdulrahman Abdulraheem Nigeria is regarded as one of the potentially wealthy and resource-rich countries in the world even though the huge potential is yet to translate into real economic prosperity for the nation. Just...

According to the Debt Management Office (DMO), exchange rate swings have contributed to the increase in Nigeria's national debt stock, which went from N97.34 trillion in December 2023 to N121.67 trillion in March.