archiveJune 2017

Federal Government of Nigeria hopes to raise at least $1 billion from a scheme that will give tax evaders a chance to make payments retrospectively, the finance ministry said on Friday. The OPEC member, which has Africa's largest economy, is in the second year of a recession brought on by...

South African Investment Bankers have lauded the Lagos Business School for hosting the International Executive Development Programme (IEDP) for the Banking Sector and Training Authority (BANKSETA), held in Lagos Nigeria. The five-day programme which started on Monday, June 19, 2017, brought together high potential leaders from the investment banking sector...

The Federal Government of Nigerian said it has commenced training of unemployed graduates recruited as Community Tax Liaison Officers to boost tax revenue generation in the country. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, who revealed this on Friday, said 27 Nigerians were being trained as a pilot set for...

The NSE All-Share Index and Market Capitalization of the Nigerian Stock Exchange(NSE) depreciated by 4.99 per cent to close the week at 32,122.14 and N11.108 trillion respectively this week. Similarly, all other Indices finished lower during the week with the exception of the NSE ASeM Index that appreciated by 0.08%...

Nigerian stocks extended falls for a third straight day on Friday, down 2.45 per cent as investors booked profits following a recent rally, notably in the relatively liquid banking sector. The market All-Share Index (NSE ASI) and the Market Capitalization decreased by 2.45 per cent, while the year-to-date return stood...

The Legal Practitioners Privilege Committee (LPPC) has shortlisted 10 more candidates to be considered for the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, for 2017. In a public service announcement signed by Ahmed Saleh, the following 10 persons were cleared by an independent appeal panel in accordance with the guidelines...

* "Nigeria is the pre-eminent power in Africa today because of size" *Ag. President attends Armed Forces College graduation in Jaji Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, (SAN) has said that the great challenge and the wonderful opportunity for this generation of the Nigerian elite is to build a new nation...

• Prof. Okoko commends, calls him a true patriot. Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Henry Seriake Dickson, on Friday in Yenagoa assembled leaders of thought in Ijaw nation to request their assistance and support to help in resolving issues affecting Ijaw ethnic nationality, especially the Ijaw National Congress (INC). The governor...

Nigeria's interbank rate eased to around eight percent on Friday from 15 per cent last week after the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) repaid 152.6 billion naira ($500.57 million) in matured debt and paid refunds to banks for their forex cash provisions. Traders said they expect a further drop in...

The Lead Strategist and Chairman of TPT International Limited, Mr. Adetokunbo Modupe, has emerged Outstanding PR Personality of the Decade. His overwhelming recognition was the highpoint of the 2017 Marketing Edge Awards, held at the Federal Palace Hotel, last weekend in Lagos. According to the organisers, the programme was aimed...