Govt should not be sole beneficiary of tax reform – Obi
Peter Obi with students after donating 10 computers and printers to Saint Augustine College, Mayo-Belwa, Adamawa, Adamawa State. . Advocates transparency .Obi donates compuers to Adamawa school By Valentine Amanze Labour Party (LP) 2023 Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has called for transparency in the proposed tax reform of the federal government. Obi, on X […]
Why CICAN honoured Lagos, Gombe governors, FIRS, Moniepoint, others
Sone of the award receipiants. By Valentine Amanze The Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN) has honoured distinguished organisations and individuals in the public and private sectors in the country at the 2024 CiCAN Conference /Awards. The awardees were chosen in recognition of their giant strides in their various fields and contributions to […]
Ebonyi NLC begins one week warning strike
Some of the NLC officials in Abakaliki on Sunday December 1, 2024. NLC: Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, pay attention to the demand and welfare of Ebonyi workers and abide by the new minimum wage By Nweze Anaga, Abakaliki The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC), Ebonyi State chaptre has declared a one-week warning strike following the inability […]
Access Bank completes acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank Angola S.A., Standard Chartered Bank S’Leone
Access Bank logo | File image By Valentine Amanze Access Bank Plc (‘Access Bank’ or ‘the Bank’), one of Nigeria’s biggest financial institutions, has completed the acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank Angola S.A and Standard Chartered Bank (Sierra Leone] Limited (‘the Acquisitions’). The parent company to the Nigeria’s outfit, Access Holdings Plc (‘Access Holdings’), made […]
Okonjo-Iweala secures second term as WTO boss
World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala reacts during a “Making trade score for women!” discussion on football as a tool for trade and development at the WTO headquarters in Geneva, on May 1, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Dr Okonjo-Iweala, has been reappointed as the Director General of […]
Ebonyi governor presents 2025 budget of N396b to state assembly
Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru | File Image By Nweze Anaga, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has presented a budget of N396,589,009,620.00 to the state assembly for approval. The work document also has a recurrent of N112,073,861,620.00, while capital stands at N284,515,148,000.00. The presentation on Thursday was in accordance to Section 121 of […]
Nothing to show for over 60 taxes, levies collected across Nigeria – Oyedele
Chairman of Presidential Committee on Tax Policy and Fiscal Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele | File Image Oyedele: We are beginning to lose our tax base to other countries By Valentine Amanze Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has lamented that the federal government has nothing to show for more […]
Air Peace partners Boeing, Cranfield University to drive safety excellence in aviation
Air Peace flight to London | File Image Air Peace partners Boeing, Cranfield University to drive safety excellence in aviation By Ejike Ndiulo Air Peace, Nigeria’s premier airline and West Africa’s largest carrier, collaborated with The Boeing Company, a leading global aerospace company in the US, and Cranfield University, a specialist postgraduate university in the […]
Ministry to boost export, assures on removal of business obstacles
L-R: Dr Olugbemiga Aina, Permanent Secretary, representing Honorable Commissioner, Ministry of Commerce, Co-Operatives, Trade & Investment, Lagos State; Aimeya Okphebholo, Project Manager, Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC); Amb Nura Abba Rimi, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment; Dr Jumoke Oduwole, MFR, Honorable Minister, Trade & Investment, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade […]
CBN raises interest rate to 27.5% despite hardship
CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso | File Image The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has on Tuesday November 26, 2024, raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 27.50 per cent from 27.25 per cent as part of efforts to combat surging inflation. This followed the meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank […]
