Customs Generate N21bn In Jigawa, Kano     The Jigawa/Kano Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated N21.01 billion this year 2020 despite the COVID-19 challenges, the Controller, Comptroller Suleiman Umar said. Umar said the N20bn target for the year was surpassed noting that “this is...

Banks’ Non-performing Loans Now N1.17trn – NBS         Non-performing loans in the Nigerian banking sector fell by N42.4bn in three months, latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics have shown. According to figures obtained from the NBS’ latest Selected Banking Sector Data Report on Sunday, the...

Discos Owe N416.94bn In Nine Months - NBET         Power distribution companies in the country failed to pay a total of N416.94bn for the electricity sold to them from January to September this year, the latest data from the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc have shown. The...

Fed Govt Begins N30,000 Grants To Drivers, Cart Pushers           The Federal Government has launched the transport support track under its MSME Survival Fund schemes for artisans and transporters. President’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement issued on Sunday, said the grant was in continuation of the...

FEC Okays N120.7bn For Roads, Patrol Vehicles, Others         The Federal Executive Council approved different contracts totalling about N120.7bn at its weekly meeting on Wednesday. The contracts included those of roads, application software for the Federal Mortgage Bank, operational vehicles for the Nigeria Immigration Service and irrigation...

Yobe, Anambra, Kebbi Paid Highest For Petrol In October – NBS       Consumers paid more for petrol, kerosene and diesel in the month of October 2020 as the cost of the commodities were hiked across the country, the National Bureau of Statistics has said. Figures obtained from...