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FAAC: FG, States, LGAs To Share N725.571bn For Month Of March

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3 years ago

April 27, 2022

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), has settled for a sharing formula of N725.571 billion among the three tiers of government, for the month of March 2022.

A statement by Phil Abiawute-Mowete, Director of Information/Press, in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, said from the amount, inclusive of Gross Statutory Revenue and Value Added Tax (VAT), the Federal Government received N277. 104 billion, the States received N227.201 billion; the Local Government Councils got N167.910 billion, while the Oil producing states received N53.356 billion as derivation (13% of Mineral Revenue).

The communiqué issued by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) at the end of the meeting which was held virtually, indicated that the Gross Revenue available from the Value Added Tax (VAT) for March 2022 was N204.402 billion.

The distribution is as follows; Federal Government got N30.660 billion, the States received N102.201 billion, Local Government Councils got N71.541 billion.

Gross Statutory Revenue of N521.169 billion was distributed according to the communique, from which the Federal Government was allocated the sum of N246.444 billion, States got N125.000 billion, LGCs got N96.369 billion, Derivation (13% Mineral Revenue) got N53.356 billion.

It, however, added that add-backs of VAT for the month for the cost of collection is N8.780 billion, while that of Transfers, Refunds and Savings is N6.322 billion.

The add-backs of Statutory Revenue distributed to the Cost of Collection is N35.631 billion and to Transfers/Refunds/Savings is N376.504 billion.

The communiqué also revealed that Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT), Oil and Gas Royalties, Import and Excise Duties, Companies Income Tax (CIT) and Value Added Tax (VAT) all recorded tremendous increases.

It was further disclosed that the total revenue distributable for the current month was drawn from Statutory Revenue of N521.169 billion and Value Added Tax (VAT) of N204.402 billion, bringing the total distributable for the month to N725.571 billion.

The balance in the Excess Crude Account as of 27th April 2022 stands at $35.372 million.

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Okonjo-Iweala Reveals How Nigeria Can Dominate AfCFTA

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September 23, 2025

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The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says Nigeria has what it takes to lead Africa’s new era of trade if it tackles high logistics costs, develops efficient payment systems, and invests in value addition.

Okonjo-Iweala, who was speaking on the sidelines of the WTO Public Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, said Nigeria and other African economies must speed up the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, and build stronger infrastructure to unlock billions of dollars in opportunities in manufacturing, services, and digital trade.

“The AfCFTA is a great step, but Africa trades only about 15–20 percent within itself — far below the European Union, EU’s 60 percent. We (Nigeria) need to speed up implementation so Africans trade more with each other.

“Take Lesotho: it exports around $200 million worth of textiles (jeans, etc.) to the U.S. — about 10 percent of its GDP — while Africa imports $7 billion of similar goods. Why not absorb Lesotho’s products within Africa? To unlock intra-African trade, we (Nigeria) need efficient payment systems (Afreximbank and others are working on this), better infrastructure and lower trade costs. It shouldn’t take longer to ship goods from Cape Town to Lagos than from China to Lagos.

“With critical minerals, energy, and new supply chains, plus opportunities in services and digital trade, there’s huge potential — if we invest in connectivity and implementation,” she said.

The former Nigeria’s Minister of Finance also cautioned that negative narratives about global commerce risk overshadowing recent successes achieved through multilateral cooperation.

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French Media Giant Canal+ Takes Over S.Africa’s Multichoice

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2 days ago

September 22, 2025

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French media giant Canal+ said Monday it had taken effective control of South African television and streaming company MultiChoice, creating a group present in nearly 70 countries in Africa, Europe and Asia.

The companies said in a joint statement that the combined group will have a workforce of 17,000 employees and serve more than 40 million subscribers.

The acquisition is “the largest transaction ever undertaken” by Canal+, the statement said.

Canal+, which is already the sector’s leader in French-speaking African countries, now controls what it described as the leader in the continent’s English- and Portuguese-speaking regions.

“This acquisition allows us to strengthen our position as a leader in Africa, one of the most dynamic pay-TV markets in the world,” Canal+ chief executive Maxime Saada said in the statement.

The buyout was given a final green light by South Africa’s competition authority in late July, more than a year after Canal+ launched its bid.

Canal+ offered 125 rand ($7.2) per share for MultiChoice when it launched its offer last year, valuing the South African firm at around $3.0 billion.

Canal+ is present in 25 African countries through 16 subsidiaries and has eight million subscribers.

MultiChoice operates in 50 countries across sub-Saharan Africa and has 14.5 million subscribers.

It includes Africa’s premier sports broadcaster, SuperSport, and the DStv satellite television service.

AFP

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BREAKING: Nigeria’s GDP Grows By 4.23% In Q2 2025 – NBS

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September 22, 2025

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Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 4.23 per cent (year-on-year) in the second quarter of 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics revealed in its Q2 2025 GDP Report.

According to the report released on Monday on its website, the figure shows a significant improvement compared to 3.48 per cent recorded in the second quarter of 2024 and the 3.13 per cent recorded in Q1 2025.

The figures signal a strengthening economy, driven by recent rebasing, rebound in oil production and a resilient non-oil sector.

The report said, “Following the rebasing of the Gross Domestic Product using 2019 as the base year, previous quarterly GDP estimates were benchmarked to the rebased annual estimates to align the old series with the new rebased estimates

“This procedure provided a new quarterly GDP series, which is compared to the 2025 second quarter estimates. Gross Domestic Product grew by 4.23% (year-on-year) in real terms in the second quarter of 2025.

“This growth rate is higher than the 3.48 per cent recorded in the second quarter of 2024. During the quarter under review, agriculture grew by 2.82%, an improvement from the 2.60% recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2024.

According to NBS, “The growth of the industry sector stood at 7.45% from 3.72% recorded in the second quarter of 2024, while the Services sector recorded a growth of 3.94% from 3.83% in the same quarter of 2024.”

The report said in terms of share of the GDP, “the Industry sector contributed more to the aggregate GDP in the second quarter of 2025 at 17.31% compared to the corresponding quarter of 2024 at 16.79%.”

It added, “In the quarter under review, aggregate GDP at basic price stood at N100,730,501.10 million in nominal terms. This performance is higher when compared to the second quarter of 2024, which recorded an aggregate GDP of N84,484,878.46 million, indicating a year-on-year nominal growth of 19.23%.”

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