archiveNovember 26, 2017

…No hiding place for tax evaders with data sharing …FG reviews tax profiles of companies which receive major payments in the last 5yrs …Rules out extension of March 31, 2018 deadline for tax evaders The Federal Government has recruited and trained 2,190 Community Tax Liaison Officers (CTLOs) under the Voluntary...

  All is now set for the two day capacity building workshop for practicing journalists in Bayelsa scheduled to hold tomorrow and Tuesday at the Top Rank Hotel in Yenagoa. Organised by‎ the Bayelsa State Ministry of Information and Orientation‎, the workshop will be declared open by the Deputy Governor...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) spent about N6 billion to establish a business school in the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna. The university’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibrahim Garba, made this known on Saturday at ABU’s 40th convocation ceremony held at its main campus, Samaru, Zaria. Garba said the business...

  *Economic speech details trajectory of the Buhari presidency, offering policy insights "We must pay attention to what we are seeing today, and some of the shameless noises of those who brought our nation to its knees, many of whom still have looted funds in their possession, trying to rewrite...

  The Federal Ministry of Finance said its attention has been drawn to attempts by some importers and Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) to malign the name of the Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, and the Ministry over spurious claims of refusing to grant import duty waivers in respect of...

Report of the Committee on an Act to Provide for the establishment of the Federal University of Agriculture, Kabba as submitted by the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tetfund Introduction: Mr. President, you may wish to recall that the senate at its airing on Tuesday 7th March, 2017 referred...

Goldberg, the leading culture centric beer brand from the stables of Nigerian Breweries Plc, on Friday rewarded 28 entrepreneurs and small-scale business owners operating in Ondo State with a total sum of ₦8.4million through Isedowo, its empowerment initiative. The 28 beneficiaries received a business grant of ₦300,000 each after being...

  Wife of the Ondo State Governor, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu says her ‘OLORI CONNECTION’ initiative is borne out of the first lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Buhari’s passion for women and children as well as a result of the undertaking she had signed to ensure quality life for the masses....

The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has again warned Nigerians against the risk involved in trading with digital currencies not issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Director Research, Policy and International Relations, NDIC, Mohammed Umar, said this at the weekend in Kano while speaking at a two-day...