Nestlé Nigeria in financial distress after naira’s free fall pushed liabilities past assets

Nestlé Nigeria reported that its liabilities loomed past assets by N78.1 billion (13.4 per cent) last year after a free slide in the value of the naira-stressed operations.

The development threw the company into record loss, according to its audited accounts published on Wednesday.

Total liabilities for 2023 accelerated to N659.8 billion from N384.8 billion a year ago in reaction to a monumental surge in foreign exchange loss.