Nigeria’s biggest commercial banks have spent a total of ₦442 billion on the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) levy in the first half of 2025, representing a 34 percent …
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Nigerian businessman, Femi Otedola, has strongly denied claims linking him to the controversial fuel subsidy fraud investigated under former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. He described the allegations made by Umar …
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N76 Billion Fraud Case: Ex-AMCON Director Testifies Against Former MD Ahmed Kuru, Arik Air Executives in Court
The trial of the former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, and four others continued at the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, with …
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Federal Government Inaugurates New AMCON Board, Sets Timeline for Wind-Down
The Federal Government has officially inaugurated a new Board of Directors for the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), with a strong message to focus on recovering assets and begin …
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Banking, Finance & InvestmentBusinessEconomyFinance & ServicesNigeria
AMCON Moves to Recover Over ₦4tn in Debts with New Strategy and Stronger Partnerships
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has introduced a fresh strategy aimed at recovering more than ₦4 trillion in outstanding debts owed by various obligors across Nigeria. This new …
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CrimeEconomyEnergyGOVERNMENTNigeria
AMCON, BPE, NERC Dragged to Court Over Alleged Undervalued Sale of Ibadan Disco Shares
A civil society organisation, the African Initiative Against Abuse of Public Trust, has taken the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), and the Nigerian …
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BusinessEconomyEnergy
Archlight Denies Transferring IBEDC Shares to 86 Gardens, Insists It Followed Due Process
Archlight Nigeria Limited has denied the claims that it transferred over 50 percent of its equity shares in the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to 86 Gardens Limited. The company …
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AMCON Moves to Recover Alleged N455bn Debt from Arik Air
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has renewed its battle to recover a staggering N455 billion debt allegedly owed by Arik Air, one of Nigeria’s formerly leading domestic carriers. …
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Banking, Finance & InvestmentBusinessFinance & ServicesMarketsNigeria
Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria’s liabilities hit N5.7tn in 2022
Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria’s liabilities stood at N5.72tn as of the end of the first half of 2022. The Financial Markets Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria disclosed …
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Banking, Finance & InvestmentBusinessNigeriaWestern Africa
Polaris Bank names a new board and management
Polaris Bank has named a new board and management a day after the Central Bank of Nigeria announced the sale of the lender to Strategic Capital Investment Limited. The new board …