$225m Oil Bloc Deal: First Bank’s Delayed Payment Caused $147m Losses, Says GHL

The controversy surrounding the alleged $225.8m debt owed to First Bank by General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) has taken another turn as GHL has refuted claims of funds diversion and clarified details of its agreement with the bank.

The agreement between GHL and First Bank required the bank to fund GHL’s development of the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 120.