AMCON Recovers N1trn From Debtors   The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has recovered over N1 trillion from debtors, its Managing Director, Ahmed Kuru, has announced. He spoke during a visit by the Leadership of the Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN) to...

Nigeria's Den of Debtors?, by Abubakar Yusuf   When you talked about an average rich Nigerian, what readily comes to mind is debts, it cut across all facets of our life, be it in business, politics, religion, education and any other activities you may think of,...

AMCON Empowered To Sell Debtor-firms, VIPs’ Assets As Buhari Signs Bill   President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (Amendment) Act, amending the AMCON Act No.4, 2010. The development means AMCON has now been empowered to take possession, manage, and sell...

Banks Begin Deduction Of Loans From Chronic Debtors’ Accounts   The Deposit Money Banks are recovering debts owed by chronic debtors from their accounts in other banks to curb the growth of non-performing loans in the industry, findings have revealed. Figures obtained from the Central Bank of...

Fed Govt Releases Fresh Debtors’ List Nov, 77 Oil Firms Owe N2.66trn           The indebtedness of 77 oil and gas companies to the Federal Government is now N2.66tn, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative said on Tuesday. NEITI’s Executive Secretary, Orji Ogbonnaya-Orji, who said this in Abuja...

AMCON’s Recoveries From Debtors Now N1.1trn   Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) yesterday said it has recovered a total of N1.1 trillion from debtors since its establishment. AMCON Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ahmed Kuru, said in a telephone interview with our correspondent that the amount...