BUSINESS
Nigeria Got Nothing In Second Quarter 2021 For Giving Togo, Benin Republic, Niger Power — NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that three neighbouring countries did not make any payment for the second quarter of 2021. In its recently released Second Quarter Report 2021, the NERC revealed that the countries (Togo, Benin Republic, and Niger) and some other special customers were issued a total bill of N770m by the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading...
President Buhari Officially Launches e-Naira
President Muhammadu Buhari has officially launched e–Naira, the Nigerian digital currency in Abuja, ABN TV reports. Present were the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. ABN TV reports that the eNaira will be an electronic version of the local paper naira currency, equal in value and issued by the CBN. Nigerian authorities say...
End Payment Of “Scandalous” Pension To Ex-Governors, Falana Urges States
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has called on states to abolish pension payment to former governors, noting that Nigeria can no longer afford to pay ‘scandalous’ pension. He noted that no fewer than 20 of them are in the Senate, drawing jumbo salaries and allowances. In a statement, Falana said many state governors voted themselves humongous pension and perks. The senior...
UAE Extends Grace Period For Residency Visa Violators
Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship extends the period of exemption for being fined until December 31 The UAE on Tuesday announced an extension to the grace period for residents whose visas have expired. The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) issued a decision to extend the period of exemption for being fined for "all violators of the entry and...
No Plan To Introduce New Taxes In 2021- FG
The federal government says it has no plan to introduce new taxes or increase current taxes in 2021. Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, disclosed this on Friday, at a public hearing organised by the house of representatives committee on finance in Abuja. The minister said rather than increase taxes, it is making efforts to reduce tax burden...
Rising Cost Of Food Items Pushes 7 Million Persons Into Poverty In Nigeria — World Bank
High inflation driven by soaring food prices has pushed seven million Nigerians into poverty, the World Bank said. In a new report, it commended Nigeria for buttressing its economy from fallout from the coronavirus pandemic but called for urgent measures to brake inflation and protect livelihoods. A major crude exporter, Africa’s largest and most populous economy again slipped into a recession...
Festus Keyamo Speaks On Possible Date For Resumption Of UAE Flight To Nigeria
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has revealed that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) airlines could resume flight operations to Nigeria before June. The Minister made the revelation on a breakfast programme, the Morning Show, on Arise TV while confirming that he received a letter from Emirates Airline affirming that all issues had been resolved. “Emirates flight...
Customs Service To Distribute Confiscated Food Items As Hunger Bites Nationwide
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has expressed its readiness to distribute seized food items to Nigerians to help mitigate the current hardship in the land. It said the distribution will be done after all the food items have been certified fit for human consumption. Recall that hundreds of young Nigerians had taken to the streets in some parts of the country...
Governor Otti Sacks All Revenue Enforcement Officers
Abia State governor, Dr. Alex Otti has announced the termination of appointment of all revenue enforcement officers in the state with immediate effect. The governor in a statement by his chief press Secretary, Kazie Uko made available to ABN TV, says this is part of the measures to sanitise activities around the transport sector and markets in the State. The affected...
CBN Increases Interest Rate To 16.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria voted Tuesday to increase the benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 16.5 per cent, the highest since 2001. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this while reading the communique of the last MPC meeting of the year on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. The MPC said the tightening would curb...
