Accountant-general, NEITI To Recover $5.31bn, N69.5bn From Extractive Industries         The Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, on Tuesday vowed that his office would work with the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative to recover N69.5bn and $5.31bn from the extractive sectors for the Federal Government. Last month,...

No Fuel Price Increase Without Fixing Refineries - NLC       The Nigeria Labour Congress says it has listed key issues that should be addressed before the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation will adjust the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. It specifically stated that one...

Commercial Banks’ Loan To FG Hits N1.8trn       The total commercial loans to the government, at all levels, rose to N1.77 trillion at the close of last year, about 18 per cent increase from the N1.5 trillion reported in December 2019. This comes as the total outstanding...

All International Airports’ll Become Fully Operational Soon, Says FG       All five international airports in Nigeria will become fully operational to international flights in a couple of weeks, the Federal Government said on Monday. Speaking on behalf of the aviation industry at the COVID-19 Presidential Steering Committee...

Reps To Raise FMBN’s Capital To N100bn       The House of Representatives is considering raising the capital base of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria from the current N5bn to N100bn. Also, the mortgage bank may also be opened to private investors and shareholders. These are proposed in...

Petrol Price: FG, Labour To Reach An Agreement - NNPC       The price of petrol is not going to be adjusted despite the fluctuations in global crude oil prices until the Federal Government, labour and other stakeholders agree on pricing issues. Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs...