BUSINESS
FG Agrees To Reduce Fuel Price By ₦5
Following the resumption of talks between the Federal Government (FG) and the leadership of the Organised Labour over the recent hike in the price of fuel and electricity tariff, the FG has agreed to slash fuel price by N5. It will be recalled that the Petroleum Products Marketing Company, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, in November, increased the ex-depot price of...
PWAN Plus Tickles Thirst Buds Of Aba Real Estate Consumers
Tai Anyanwu There is definitely no dull moment for real estate guru and Managing Director of PWAN Plus Business Concerns, Julius Oyedemi. Not even the economic challenges of the time is enough to stunt his creative prowess, marketing fecundity, and innovative real estate products. The property Wizkid got land vendors falling head over toes as they rush to acquire a parcel...
CBN Takes Traders’ Stimulus Package To Abia
As part of efforts to support Abia Traders, Micro, Small and Medium-scale Businesses as well as Households affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has introduced a stimulus package to this regard. The programme is being implemented through NIRSAL Microfinance Bank. In a release signed by the Special Adviser To Abia State Governor On Strategy & Planning,...
We’re Sorry Over Petroleum Price Increase, FG Apologises To Nigerians
The Federal Government, Friday, apologized to Nigerians over the latest N212.61 petrol price confusion in the country. Speaking at the groundbreaking for the Rungas composite cylinder manufacturing plant in Alaro City Free Zone, Epe, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipreye Sylva, urged Nigerians to disregard the increase, explaining that it was a mix-up. Meanwhile, the Petroleum Products Pricing...
FIRS Chairman Tasks Accountants On Ethics, Standard
The Chairman Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS Mohammed Nami, FCNA has urged members of the Accounting profession to always uphold ethical conduct and high moral standard in the discharge of their duties. He further charged them to redouble their efforts and remain pace-setters to other professional bodies across the country. Nami who made this call on Monday during the inauguration of...
Let’s Break Misconception, Ignorance And Legalise Cannabis Now — Ondo Governor
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has said controlled cultivation of the cannabis plant for medical usage and exportation will generate several billions of dollars and provide thousands of jobs for the teeming youths. Governor Akeredolu said the global market of Medicinal cannabis in 2019 was put at 52.8 billion Dollars, adding that the market forecast is an average...
Nigerians’ll Soon Enjoy Improved Power Supply — FG
The Minister of Power has promised that the Ministry of Power will improve the electricity supply to Nigerians. Mamman speaking with newsmen during the Eld-el-Kabir celebration in Jalingo said that communities that were underserved would enjoy adequate service soonest. He also assured those communities who had not been connected to the national grid that alternative sources of power generation would be...
AuGF Pledges Support To ANAN On Environmental, Disaster-Related Auditing
Auditor General for the Federation, Mr. Aghughu Adolphus has pledged the readiness of his office to partner with a leading professional accounting body in Nigeria, Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, ANAN in incorporating performance, environmental and disaster-related auditing into its curriculum. While suggesting that this incorporation can come by way of separate surveys or at the professional examination of...
High Cost Of Cooking Gas Angers Enugu Residents
Some residents of Enugu metropolis have criticised the high cost of cooking gas in the state, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A correspondent of NAN, who conducted a market survey on the price of cooking gas in some cooking gas plants and outlets on Wednesday, observed that the prices of the products had increased by 50 per cent. NAN...
ANAN Inducts 1,494 New Members As Certified National Accountants
As part of activities marking the 2021 Mandatory Continuing Professional Development (MCPD) of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, the leading professional accounting body has inducted as Certified National Accountants 1,494 members. This is with a charge on them to continue to be outstanding in upholding all professional accounting ethics while in practice. Speaking at the event which marked the...
