By Adedapo Adesanya

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited booked a Profit after Tax of N5.760 trillion after generating N60.517 trillion in revenue in 2025.

According to its monthly report published on Thursday, the sum of N14.706 trillion was remitted to statutory government agencies.

It said crude production dipped slightly in December, the last month of the year, from earlier months due to scheduled maintenance and several unplanned outages.

The report indicated that crude oil and condensate production averaged 1.54 million barrels per day in December 2025, while natural gas production stood at 6.914 billion standard cubic feet per day.

NNPC further disclosed that its retail outlets achieved 65 per cent product availability in December, while upstream pipelines recorded 100 per cent availability during the period.

On key infrastructure projects, the company stated that the Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben (OB3) pipeline project reached 91 per cent completion, while the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) pipeline project also attained 91 per cent completion.

The report from the Nigerian state oil company noted that December production performance was affected by planned maintenance at the Stardeep-Agbami and Renaissance–Estuary Area facilities, as well as unplanned production outages.

In its previous monthly update, NNPC disclosed that revenue declined by 14.17 per cent in November 2025 to N4.358 trillion, down from N5.078 trillion recorded in October.

Despite the drop in revenue, profit after tax rose by 12.3 per cent to N502 billion in November, compared with N447 billion in October.

The report also showed that the company made statutory payments of N967 billion to the government in October, bringing total remittances between January and October to N12.117 trillion.

NNPC said all figures remain provisional pending final reconciliation with stakeholders.

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

President Bola Tinubu has expressed satisfaction with the disbursement of N636 billion as loans to business owners in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country by the Bank of Industry (BoI) in 2025.

In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Nigerian leader disclosed that the development validates his government’s economic reform agenda.

Over 7,000 enterprises were given soft loans worth N636 billion by the lender last year, the highest annual financing volume in the institution’s history.

A breakdown of the financing shows that N202 billion was allocated to agro-allied enterprises, N100 billion to critical national infrastructure, including broadband, power, aviation, and transportation, N79 billion to manufacturing, N77 billion to extractive industries, and N55 billion to services.

In addition, the bank deployed N73 billion in managed and matching funds on behalf of state governments and institutional partners.

Under the BoI 2025 disbursement, strategic interventions included upgrading a tomato processing facility from 3.1 metric tonnes per hour to 10 metric tonnes per hour and linking 47,508 smallholder farmers to formal processing value chains.

The bank also supported the deployment of 100 mini-grids in partnership with global development finance institutions, connecting 11,777 new customers to electricity. BOI-financed projects contributed to an estimated annual reduction of over 20,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.

“The N636 billion disbursed by the Bank of Industry in 2025 translates directly into productive capacity across Nigeria. It financed agro-processing expansion, strengthened manufacturing output, supported infrastructure delivery, and empowered thousands of enterprises across our states.

“At a time of global financing constraints, Nigeria expanded access to long-term capital for its businesses. That is a direct outcome of reform, credibility, and institutional discipline,” Mr Tinubu said.

It was observed that disbursement by business size reflects a deliberate inclusion strategy. Nano enterprises received N51 billion. Micro businesses accessed N32 billion. Small and medium enterprises received N178 billion in financing, while large enterprises accounted for N375 billion.

Under the federal government’s N200 billion MSMEs intervention programme, BoI recorded over 95 per cent performance as the disbursing institution. The Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme reached 957,400 beneficiaries in 2025 alone.

In addition, BOI’s financing activities led to the creation and retention of approximately 1.6 million jobs. The bank supported more than 7,000 MSMEs and 570 startups during the year.

Inclusive financing initiatives also recorded a measurable impact. Through the Guaranteed Loans for Women Programme, a N10 billion gender-focused facility providing up to N50 million per beneficiary, women-owned enterprises expanded access to affordable credit. Youth-owned enterprises received N12 billion in financing. Under the Rural Area Programme on Investment for Development, 880 rural-based enterprises across the 36 states and the FCT accessed over N6.5 billion.

The President further noted that BOI maintained strong asset quality, recording a non-performing loan ratio below 1.5 per cent despite macroeconomic headwinds. He also acknowledged the €2 billion syndicated facility secured in 2024 and the additional €210 million mobilised from international partners in 2025, which strengthened the Bank’s lending capacity.

“Development finance must be disciplined, measurable, and aligned with national priorities. What we are witnessing is the transition from strategy to scale.

“Our economic transformation will be built on production, value addition, and enterprise growth. We will continue to crowd in capital, deepen institutional reform, and ensure that access to finance supports real sector expansion across Nigeria,” President Tinubu stated.

He reaffirmed his administration’s resolve to consolidate reform gains and expand credit access to enterprises as part of a long-term strategy to accelerate industrialisation and inclusive economic growth.

By Adedapo Adesanya

Six equities buoyed the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange by 2.13 per cent on Thursday, February 12, as the market capitalisation added N49.12 billion to end at N2.357 trillion compared with the previous day’s N2.308 trillion.

In the same vein, the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) went up by 82.09 points during the session to settle at 3,940.90 points versus Wednesday’s closing value of 3,858.81 points.

Okitipupa Plc improved its value by N22.00 yesterday to N242.00 per share from N220.00 per share, Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc grew by N6.55 to N77.08 per unit from N70.53 per unit, NASD Plc rose by N4.62 to N50.88 per share from N46.26 per share, Food Concepts Plc appreciated by 29 Kobo to N3.20 per unit from N2.91 per unit, IPWA Plc advanced by 28 Kobo to N3.13 per share from N2.85 per share, and UBN Property Plc rose 1 Kobo to sell at N2.20 per unit compared with the preceding session’s N2.19 per unit.

Conversely, FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc went down by N1.57 to N68.10 per share from N69.67 per share, and Geo-Fluids Plc depreciated by 39 Kobo to N3.63 per unit from N4.02 per unit.

As for the activity chart, the volume of trades declined by 99.2 to 8.6 million units from 1.06 billion units, the value of transactions shrank by 88.4 per cent to N53.9 million from N465.7 million, and the number of deals decreased by 25 per cent to 42 deals from 56 deals.

CSCS Plc remained the most active stock by value (year-to-date) with 18.2 million units valued at N790.9 million, trailed by Resourcery Plc with 1.05 billion units traded at N408.6 million, and Geo-Fluids Plc with 29.5 million units sold for N150.9 million.

Resourcery Plc closed the session as the most traded stock by volume (year-to-date) with 1.05 billion units worth N408.6 million, followed by Geo-Fluids Plc with 29.5 million units exchanged for N150.9 million, and Mass Telecom Innovation Plc with 20.1 million units transacted for N8.1 million.