Why We Paid N123bn Interim Dividend To FAAC – NNPCL

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has given reasons for the payment of an interim dividend of N123 billion to the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) for June.
Recall that FAAC had last Thursday shared N907 billion among the three tiers of government.
From the money shared, NNPCL contributed N81 billion as a monthly interim dividend and N42 billion as 40 per cent oil Production Sharing Contract (PSC) profit totaling N123 billion.
The Chief Financial Officer, NNPCL, Umar Ajiya, in a Statement made available to newsmen said the move was to consolidate its post Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 status as an income generating company.
“This payment is in addition to compliance on payment of royalties and taxes”, he said.
According to Ajiya, the latest development is a departure from previous years of sleaze and wastages.
“This will set the track for future profitability and global best practices designed to build NNPCL into a world class oil company in the ranks of Saudi Aramco, China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Exxon Mobil Corp., and others.
“The goal of Malam Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), NNPCL, is to set the nation’s oil company on the path of profitability and sustainable growth.
“Since the transformation of the NNPC from a loss making organisation pre-PIA to a robust profit making company post-PIA, the company under Kyari has pursued global governance best practices aimed at repositioning the company for greater growth.
“The payment to FAAC clearly shows that the company under the leadership of Kyari is moving in a positive trajectory as enshrined in the PIA”, he concluded.