BUSINESS
FG, States, LG’s Share N682.060bn As Allocation For August
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N682.060 billion August 2020 federation account revenue to the Federal, States and Local Government Councils and agencies. This was made known after the monthly Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting for September 2020 held through virtual conferencing; chaired by Dr. Mahmud Isa-Dutse, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance. The gross...
FG Takes Over Revenue Management Of NNPC, Customs, FIRS, NCC, Others
The Federal Government on Tuesday moved to boost its resources by directly taking over control of revenue management of its 10 most lucrative Enterprises. The 10 government-owned enterprises (GOE) named in the first phase of the initiative are Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)...
Investors Are Losing Confidence In Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry – NNPC
Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Mele Kyari, says the absence of a stable fiscal environment is inhibiting the growth of the Nigerian petroleum industry. He stated that the worst hit is the upstream sector. Kyari spoke when he received the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream). He said international investors were losing confidence in the...
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...
Petrol Subsidy Removed Because Of Fraud – Mele Kyari
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mele Kyari, said the Federal Government removed subsidy on petrol because of fraud. Kyari said some cabals which he failed to identify perpetrated the fraud in the oil industry. The NNPC boss also said over N10tn was spent on fuel subsidy between 2006 and 2020 without significant impact on the...
Dangote Refinery May Not Significantly Reduce Petrol Price – Zainab Ahmed
Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, budget and national planning, says the Dangote Refinery being constructed may not significantly reduce the retail price of petrol. Speaking in an interview with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Ahmed explained that the refinery will sell its products at the international market price. The Dangote refinery is expected to refine 650,000 barrels of oil per...
We Had To Borrow To Fund Roads, Rail, Power – Buhari
The President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, justified the nation’s debt profile, saying his regime needed to borrow to fund critical infrastructure like roads, rail, and power. According to a statement titled “President Buhari justifies borrowing to fund infrastructure,” by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President spoke at a virtual meeting he had with members...
433,000 Nigerians, Businesses To Get N50,000, N30,000 Each – FG
Tola Johnson, Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Micro Small and Medium and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs), says 100,000 small businesses will get N50,000 each. NAN reports that the gesture is part of COVID-19 economic stimulus. The presidential aide made the announcement at the inauguration of the Implementation of Survival Fund and Guaranteed Off-Take Stimulus Schemes for MSMEs on Thursday in Abuja. Johnson,...
We Spent N42 Billion Fixing Pipelines In 6 Months – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has said it spent a total of N41.98bn on pipeline repairs and management cost in the first half of this year. The NNPC disclosed this in its latest monthly oil report, saying, “Products theft and vandalism have continued to destroy value and put NNPC at the disadvantaged competitive position.” A total of 1,067 vandalised points...
BREAKING: Nigeria’s Debt Rises By N2.3trn, Hits N31trn – DMO
The Debt Management Office on Wednesday released Nigeria’s total public debt stock as of June 30, 2020, and put the country’s entire debt at N31trn, indicating an increase of N2.38trn within a space of three months. Nigeria’s total public debt stock includes the debt stock of the Federal Government, the 36 states, and the Federal Capital Territory. Just as the country’s...
