NNPC Plans To Acquire Stakes In Six Private Refineries       The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Monday said it is currently considering equity participation in some private refineries across the country. It said this was in line with a Federal Government’s policy directive which stipulated the mandatory...

7,000 Oil Reserves Discovered, Only 1,700 Producing – Fed Govt       The Federal Government on Monday disclosed that out of 7,000 oil reserves that have been discovered in the country, only 1,700 of the reserves are currently producing crude oil. The government disclosed this in Abuja through...

FG Plans More Sukuk Bonds To Fund Projects       The Federal Government plans to upscale its alternative financing programme by issuing more Sukuk bonds to fund projects, building on the back of huge successes recorded on previous issuances. It had raised N362.6 billion in three previous issuances...

AMCON Drags 3,000 Defaulters To Court Over N5trn Debt         The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria is currently pursuing bad debts of about 3,000 debtors in various courts in the country. It disclosed this on Sunday in a statement titled ‘Recovery for N5tn debt burden, AMP scheme...

Rising Debt Service Cost Weighing On FG’s Revenue – PwC       The increasing cost of servicing debt continues to weigh on the Federal Government’s revenue profile, a PwC report has said. This report was titled ‘Nigeria Economic Alert: Assessing the 2021 FGN Budget.’ According to the report, the...

Govts, Companies Raise N4.6trn From Capital Market In Five Months       Nigerian governments and companies have raised some N4.6 trillion in new capital from the capital market so far this year, already more than 100 per cent above the total capital raising recorded for the whole...