In compliance President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), publishing the Audited Financial Statements (AFS) on its official website.
Recall that a fortnight ago, the President, who is also the Minister of Petroleum Resources, had declaration a historic N287billion Profit After Tax (PAT) in year 2020 for the Corporation.
He had also directed the NNPC “to timely publish the Audited Financial Statements in line with the requirements of the law and as follow up to our commitment to ensuring transparency and accountability by public institutions.”
Among the highlights of the 2020 AFS is the Corporation’s group profit, which rose from a loss position of N1.7billion in 2019 to a profit of N287billion in 2020, for the first time in 44 years.
The Corporation’s group revenue for the 2020 financial year stood at N3.718trillion as against N4.634trillion in 2019, a decrease that could be attributed to the decline in the production and price of crude oil due to the global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Although the declaration had attracted a lot of comments from various quarters, the Corporation, yesterday, fulfilled this very important statutory requirement by publishing its Audited Financial Statements as directed.
The Group Managing Director, NNPC, Mele Kyari, had at various times since the President’s declaration of profit, attributed the turnaround to aggressive cost cutting, automation of the system and renegotiation of contracts downwards by about 30 per cent, among other tough measures.
Further highlights of the AFS revealed that while the Corporation’s group financial position increased in total current assets by 18.7% compared to that of 2019, its total current liabilities increased by 11.4% within the same period.
The group’s working capital remained below the line at N4.56trillion in 2020 as against N4.44trillion in 2019, the AFS further revealed.
Similarly, the Corporation’s group revenue for the 2020 financial year stood at N3.718trillion as against N4.634trillion in 2019, a decrease that could be attributed to the decline in the production and price of crude oil due to the global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This is the third consecutive year that the NNPC is publishing its AFS, having done so for 2018 and 2019, according to a statement by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Garba Deen Muhammad.
