AIICO, others get PenCom approval for govt contracts
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has granted a certificate of compliance to AIICO Insurance Plc and other 190 firms to seek Federal Government contracts this year following their compliance with regulations on employees’ contributions. The commission disclosed this in a statement published on its website. According to PenCom, the Pension Reform Act 2014 requires firms to contribute a certain percentage to match up with employees’ contribution for retirement...
We’re Not Creating Debt Crisis But Reducing Poverty In Africa, Says Chinese Envoy
The Chinese government has said it is partnering with African countries to reduce poverty on the continent, pledging that it will not create a debt crisis for African countries. The Chinese Consul-General, Lagos, Yan Yuqing, made this known at the 18th China-African lecture held on Thursday at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lagos. Yuqing said the partnership between...
I Can Generate Billions Of Dollars From Cattle Business – Senator Okorocha
The lawmaker representing Imo West in the National Assembly, Senator Rochas Okorocha has said that Nigeria loses billions of dollars from cattle business, urging the Federal Government to invest in the business. He stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, noting if cattle business is being tapped well, it could create one million jobs for Nigerians. “Do you...
Refineries Can’t Start Working Now — Kyari
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, has said the country’s moribund refineries cannot be quickly restored. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday when he appeared before the House of Representatives ...
President Buhari Appoints Araraume, Okadigbo, Kyari Into NNPC Board [LIST]
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed 9 people into the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. It can be recalled that the President ordered on Sunday, that the NNPC should be fully incorporated in line with Section 53(1) of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021, which requires the Minister of Petroleum Resources to cause for the incorporation of the NNPC Limited...
More borrowing, a sign of liquidity problems in smaller banks – Experts
The Chief Economist/Head, Investment Research of PanAfrican Capital Holdings, Mr Moses Ojo, attributed the increase in the SLF to the low liquidity of some of the commercial banks. He noted that most tier-three commercial banks had borrowed heavily from the apex bank to square up their daily business activities. He said, “The factors that accounted for this is mainly the low...
Nigeria Owes China $3.714bn ― DMO
The Debt Management Office (DMO) had put Nigeria’s total loan obligations to China at $3.714 billion by the end of 2020. According to a document obtained from the debt agency, $449.89 million has been repaid from the principal and $391.66 million, as interest, with an outstanding of $3.264 billion to the China Export/Import Bank. The Nigerian Railway Modernisation Project (Lagos –...
Our South-East Branches Are Open, FirstBank Debunks Rumour
FirstBank Nigeria has denied a viral report on Social Media that all its branches in the South-East have been shut down over insecurity. In a statement sent to ABN TV on Wednesday afternoon, the bank denied the report stating that it was fake news. The statement signed by its Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Folake Ani-Mumuney, read; “This is to...
Watch Your Debt Profile, IMF Cautions Nigeria As Borrowing Spree Continues
As President Bola Tinubu proposes N26.01 trillion budget for 2024 fiscal year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised concerns about Nigeria’s increasing debt burden. In its recent report on ‘Africa: Special Issue: In Pursuit of Stronger Growth and Resilience,’ IMF raised some concerns fearing that Nigeria’s government debt will surge by 4.3 percent of its GDP in 2024, from...
FG Has No Business Managing Oil Refineries – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has restated the resolution of the Buhari administration that the Federal Government has no business running oil refineries in Nigeria. Speaking at a virtual meeting organised for the All Progressives Congress (APC), social media bloggers and influencers at the ruling party’s secretariat in Abuja on Monday, the Vice President indicated that the Nigerian government sees the...
