{"id":42076,"date":"2021-04-30T17:55:17","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T17:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=42076"},"modified":"2021-04-30T17:38:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T17:38:30","slug":"nnpc-denies-financial-distress-amid-concerns-over-letter-to-agf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/nnpc-denies-financial-distress-amid-concerns-over-letter-to-agf","title":{"rendered":"NNPC denies financial distress amid concerns over letter to AGF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says reports about its financial distress are inaccurate.<\/p>\n<p>NNPC spokesman, Kennie Obateru in a statement on Friday clarified the revenue projection contained in the letter to the Accountant General of the Federation.<\/p>\n<p>He said the letter was only on the Federation revenue stream being managed by the NNPC and not a reflection of the overall financial performance of the corporation.<\/p>\n<p>NNPC said it is conscious of its role and was doing everything possible to shore up revenues and support the nation at all times.<\/p>\n<p>Obateru assured that the shortfall will be remedied by the corporation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NNPC remains in positive financial trajectory for the period in question,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>The corporation pledged to continue to pursue and observe its cost optimization process to maximize remittances to the Federation Account.<\/p>\n<p>The NNPC wrote a letter to the AGF titled: Re: Impact of Hike in Crude Oil Prices on the Deregulated Downstream Sector: Projected Remittance to the Federation Account for April to June 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The corporation projected it would deduct N112 billion from oil and gas proceeds for the month of April 2021 to ensure a continuous supply of petroleum products to the country and guarantee energy<br \/>\nsecurity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says reports about its financial distress are inaccurate. NNPC spokesman, Kennie Obateru in a statement on Friday clarified the revenue projection contained in the letter to the Accountant General of the Federation. 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