FG Okays N14.55bn Operational Vehicles, Boats For Customs   The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the purchase of 427 operational vehicles worth N14.55bn for the Nigerian Customs Service. This was one of the decisions reached at the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by...

FG, States Debts Stock Now N32.9trn — DMO     The Director General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Patience Oniha, has said the cumulative sum of N32.9 trillion debt of Nigeria is a responsibility of the federal and state governments. In a series of tweets on her...

AMCON Seeks Special Tribunal To Recover N5.4trn Debt       The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has approached the National Assembly to be accommodated in the provisions of the newly amended Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act, 2020 (BOFIA, 2020), which sets up Special Tribunals for...

Manufacturing Sector Intervention Fund Hit N803bn – CBN Manufacturing sector’s intervention funds disbursed by the Central Bank rose to N803bn as of February. Figures obtained from the CBN reports on the Monetary Policy Committee revealed this on Tuesday. “Under the N1tn manufacturing intervention stimulus, the...

PTAD Owes Parastatal Pensioners N150bn       The Pension Transitional Arrangement Department (PTAD) has a liability of over N150 billion to pay pensioners who retired from parastatals of government. Its Executive Secretary, Dr. Chioma Ejikeme made this known in an interview. She, however, said the liability was being cleared...

N140bn Solar Project Not Free - Osinbajo       Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has told beneficiaries of the N140 billion home solar project is not free. The solar systems are part of the Nigerian Economic Sustainability Plan (NESP) that the President Muhammdu Buhari administration’s response to the economic...