Skip to main content

Revealed :How FG, others shared N420bn in September

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that three tiers of government shared N420 billion as revenue for September as against N510.3 billion shared in August. The minister of finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun through her permanent secretary, Mr Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, said this in Abuja on Thursday, October 20, at the monthly revenue allocation to federal, states and local governments. She said the revenue allocation to federal, states and local government for September dropped by N90.2 billion. Adeosun credited the drop to the loss of 45.5 million dollars in federation export sales, despite the increase in average price of crude oil from 46.06 dollars per barrel in May to 48.4 dollars in June.
Read more: https://www.naij.com/1017608-revealed-fg-others-shared-n420bn.html
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that three tiers of government shared N420 billion as revenue for September as against N510.3 billion shared in August. The minister of finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun through her permanent secretary, Mr Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, said this in Abuja on Thursday, October 20, at the monthly revenue allocation to federal, states and local governments. She said the revenue allocation to federal, states and local government for September dropped by N90.2 billion. Adeosun credited the drop to the loss of 45.5 million dollars in federation export sales, despite the increase in average price of crude oil from 46.06 dollars per barrel in May to 48.4 dollars in June.

Join our BBM channel for instant updates : C0030863D

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Alert: Naira Gains A Massive 5% Against the Dollar

The exchange rate rebounded on Friday to close at N308 at the official interbank market. The local currency gained about 5.2% reversing the N325 it closed with on Thursday. According to reports, the gains was mostly due to a sale of forex by the Central Bank of Nigeria providing enough liquidity to meet the demand currently in the market. The naira has closed at an all time low of N364 to the dollar on Thursday following a surge in demand. The central bank has been selling dollars almost daily to boost liquidity and support the naira. Join our BBM channel for instant updates : C0030863D
Post a Comment
Read more

Emefiele gives insight, on what to Expect during his second term

The newly re-appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over the weekend enumerated the things intends to accomplish during his second term in office. Emefiele enumerated his plans while speaking to journalists at the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), on the sidelines of the institution’s Special Convocation which took place on Friday. The CBN Governor gave delivered a lecture at the event. Driving down inflation: According to Emefiele, he intends to focus on policies that would drive down the country’s inflation rate, improve price stability, and drive economic growth. Emefiele’s Stern Warning: The CBN Governor further disclosed that he plans to work with his team to drive down imports and encourage exports. He also used the occasion to issue a stern warning to those who meddle with policies aimed at achieving economic stability, telling them that they will be caught and punished by law. Mr Emefiele’s second term plans came just a few days after ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Collapsed banks in Ghana recovered only $142 million out of $2 billion loans, Bank of Ghana Governor reveals.

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison says out of the $2 billion (GHS10.1 billion) worth of loans taken by the receivers of some nine banks which collapsed in the country, only $142 million (GHS731 million) has been received. The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison The nine banks were UT Bank, Capital Bank, Sovereign, Unibank, Construction Bank, The Royal Bank, Heritage Bank, Premium Bank and Beige Bank. According to him, the receivership process has been painstakingly slow with other loan defaulters and shareholders of the defunct banks engaging in frivolous legal cases to sabotage the process. “The process has progressed slowly as out of the total loans of $2 billion (GH¢10.1 billion) taken over by the Receivers, total recoveries so far is in excess of $142 million (GH₵ 731 million) and this has been achieved through loan repayments by customers; repayment of placements; sale of vehicles; liquidation of bonds; and from...
Post a Comment
Read more