Banks’ Loan Defaulters Almost Wrecked Nigerian Economy – AMCON         The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria has said that loan defaulters of Deposit Money Banks who are on its books almost crashed the Nigerian economy if not for its intervention. AMCON, an agency of the Federal Government,...

Fed Govt Records 17.3% Shortfall In Companies’ Income Tax         Against the backdrop of pressures on the Federal Government’s finances and 2020 budget revenue estimates, an indication has emerged that the government may have already recorded a shortfall of 17.3 per cent in the Company Income...

Fed Govt’s December Bond Oversubscribed By N70bn       The Debt Management Office (DMO) said the N60 billion bond it offered for December had been oversubscribed by more than N70 billion. This was contained in a statement obtained from DMO’s website yesterday. “DMO offered N60billion at the FGN Bond...

$2.6bn AKK Pipeline 10% Completed - Contractor       About 100 per cent local content is currently deployed for the construction of the $2.6bn Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline project, the contractor handling the project, Oilserv Limited, has said. The Managing Director, Oilserv, Emeka Okwuosa, also told journalists during a...

Minister Asks Nigerians To Explore $3.4trn AfCFTA Economy       The Federal Government on Wednesday called on Nigerians, particularly industrialists, to take advantage of the inherent opportunities in the $3.4tn economy of African Continental Free Trade Agreement to promote made-in-Nigeria goods. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi...

Debt Servicing Hindering Nigeria’s Economic Growth Efforts – NECA       The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association has warned that the growth in Nigeria’s external debt was jeopardising the economic growth efforts of the Federal Government. The association raised this concern in a statement on Tuesday titled ‘Salvaging the...