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Nigerian Government Slams New Tax On Telephone Calls
The Federal Government has slammed a new tax on phone calls in the nation to fund free healthcare for the Vulnerable Group in Nigeria. This is despite recent moves by telecommunication companies to increase the price of their services as a result of ...
Video Of Buhari Complaining When Naira Was N200 To Dollar Emerges | WATCH
Video has surfaced where President Muhammadu Buhari was complaining about ineffectiveness of the then PDP government to manage the economy. He was raising concern about the value of Naira which was then at about N200 to a dollar. https://twitter.com/...
CBN Bars BVN Violators From Opening New Bank Accounts
The Apex Bank in Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has barred BVN Violators from from opening a new bank accounts going by its fresh rule. The new policy is contained in a Revised Regulatory Framework for Bank Verification Number (BVN) operations and Watch-List for the banking industry released by the apex bank in its Update Report circular. According to the...
South African President Ramaphosa Appoints Okonjo-Iweala Head Economic Advisory Council
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has reportedly appointed Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Head of the country’s Economic Advisory Council. ABN TV reports that South Africa entered its second recession in two years in the final quarter of last year as agriculture, transport and construction contracted, data showed on Tuesday, highlighting the impact of power cuts on the nation’s economy. Statistics...
FG Takes Over Revenue Management Of NNPC, Customs, FIRS, NCC, Others
The Federal Government on Tuesday moved to boost its resources by directly taking over control of revenue management of its 10 most lucrative Enterprises. The 10 government-owned enterprises (GOE) named in the first phase of the initiative are Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)...
We’ll Pursue Expansion Policies To Fight Recession – CBN
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has said the bank will pursue expansionary monetary policies to fight recession because the fiscal policy was already constrained. Emefiele said this was necessary to curb the rising inflation and address recession in the economy. He said this was part of the resolutions of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting held...
FG May Increase VAT Rate By 2.5% In 2021
Federal Government on Tuesday disclosed that it has spent N7.09 trillion as at the end of the third quarter of 2020 fiscal year, just as it unveiled plans to introduce additional 2.5% Value Added Tax (VAT) rate in 2021 fiscal year as part of efforts aimed at increasing revenue generation. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed...
US Oppose Okonjo-Iweala’s Election As WTO DG, Give Reasons
The United States has explained why it is against the election of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the next director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). In a statement issued by the office of the US trade representative on Wednesday, the world power said the WTO is in dire need of reform and must be “led by someone with real, hands-on experience...
FG Seeks Fresh $1.2 Billion Loan From Brazil
The Federal Government is seeking a $ 1 .2 bn external borrowing from Brazil to finance agricultural programmes in the 2021 budget. A request for approval has also been transmitted to the National Assembly. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, who appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Finance in Abuja on Tuesday to defend...
Nigeria’s Debt To Hit N38 Trillion Next Year – Finance Minister
Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, budget and national planning, has projected that Nigeria’s debt profile would hit N38.68 trillion by December 2021. Speaking when she appeared before the Senate committee on local and foreign debts on Tuesday, Ahmed estimated that both external and domestic debt would rise to N32.51 trillion by December 2020. According to the Debt Management Office, the...
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