BUSINESS
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
