By Samuel Ibiyemi President Muhammadu Buhari has mandated ministries, departments, agencies and business enterprises to grant access to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to their systems for the purposes of tax collection nationwide. Buhari’s directive to MDAs and business…
Ogun State government ha ssaid its 2021 budget will sustain the state’s economic agenda and catapult its economy to the fastest growing in the country. The Chief Economic Adviser and Commissioner for Finance in the state, Dapo Okubadejo, disclosed this…
The National Economic Council (NEC), under the chairmanship of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has endorsed efforts being made to produce COVID-19 vaccines locally, according to Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. Briefing State House correspondents, on Thursday, after the first…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for another five-year tenure. The President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina who confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, revealed…
…Receives Ministry’s New Perm Sec The third generation (3G) and fourth generation (4G) base transceiver stations (BTS) deployment in Nigeria has increased from 30,000 to 53,460 while Fibre Optic Transmission cables expanded from 47,000km to 54,725km in the last five…
By Akinyemi Kehinde President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre (NOGEC) Lagos, aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s position as a regional leader in the oil and gas industry. He said the establishment of NOGEC, situated…
…Secures $500million to educate adolescent girls The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved an increase in the retirement age of teachers across the country from 60 to 65 years or 40 years in service as against 35. Minister of Education,…
Polaris Bank has introduced a cash flow lending product for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) tagged Polaris Business Loan. The facility offers both existing and new SME customers of the Bank the opportunity to access quick loans for stock replacement,…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo Following the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Osun State, the state government has declared a dusk to dawn curfew which will be enforced every day from 10:00 pm till 5:00 am. This is just…
…We look forward to working with Biden, Harris — Buhari By Ayo Fadimu Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on a cold, bright Wednesday afternoon in the nation’s capital. In his first speech,…
