Featured Finance Oil

FAAC meeting ends in deadlock

By Meletus EZE

The monthly Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting ended in a deadlock on Wednesday in Abuja.

The FAAC monthly meeting is the forum where money is shared among the federal, states and local governments ended with participants wearing long faces.

Chairman, Forum of Finance Commissioners of FAAC, Mr Mahmoud Yunusa, who declined to be interviewed, said in passing that they were going back to confer with the state governors.

However, Mr Hassan Dodo, Director Press, Ministry of Finance, said the meeting would reconvene before the end of the week.

TBI Africa reports that for some months now FAAC participants have been experiencing difficulties in agreeing with figures because of revenue remittance discrepancies.

This is largely attributed to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) not remitting all revenue accrued within the month.

The corporation has been accused of dishonouring its statutory obligations to the federation account over time.

Related posts

LASG demolishes partially collapsed building, marks 70 others for removal

Abisola THOMPSON

Police continue VIP duties as bandits, terrorists kill over 269 in April 

Our Reporter

NSE market indicators down 0.1%

By Shile GIWA

Nigeria@60: Oil, gas sector tottering amidst untapped potential

Our Reporter

NNPC to acquire 20 per cent stake in oil refineries

Our Reporter

FG redeploys 109 directors across ministries, departments

Our Reporter