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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed a new law which empowers the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to put the bank accounts of its debtors under supervision.

In a renewed and spirited effort to ensure the effective recovery of over N5 Trillion being outstanding debts owed the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), a new task force has been set up to get the job done without fail.

The lingering battle between Bi Courtney Limited and the Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) over a N132,540,580,304.00 judgment credit was on April 5 decided in favour of Bi Courtney.

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has decided to publish detailed list of all erring debtors that have failed and or refused to reach settlement resolution with the Corporation.

In Guaranty Trust Bank Plc v. Innoson Nig. Ltd. [2017] 16 NWLR (Pt. 1591) 181 at 203, paras. D-F, per Eko, JSC.

Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, has hinted that it would disengage Asset Management Partners (AMPs), that are unable to cope with the speed and enormous challenges of debt recovery expected by the corporation.

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