Carl Douglas McMillon was born in 1966 in Memphis, Tennessee. When he was 16, his family moved to 'the birthplace of Walmart' — Bentonville, Arkansas.
During the summer, McMillon worked at the Walmart distribution center unloading trucks.
After graduating from the...
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and the Bank of Industry (BOI) have unveiled a Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) development fund worth N2 billion to support entrepreneurs in the state.
The fund was launched recently during a citizens’...
A Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) sitting in Lagos has ordered Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of cable television services, DSTV, to pay 50 per cent of N1.8 trillion tax backlog to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
The five-member TAT led...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied allegation that it failed to remit 80 per cent of its operational surpluses into the Consolidated Revenue in the last five years.
Dr. Kingsley Obiora, CBN Deputy Governor in charge of Economic...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has recovered N53 billion from a real estate developer for the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria.
Chairman of ICPC, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, disclosed this during a meeting with the House...
For the first time in the 44-year history of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the state-owned oil firm has made profit.
President Muhammadu Buhari, who doubles as Minister of Petroleum Resources, announced a Profit After Tax of N287 billion...
To spur economic development in Borno State, the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has commenced the reactivation of the Banki border Free Trade Zone.
Managing Director of NEPZA, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, disclosed this recently when Governor Babagana Zulum of...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has signed the state Value Added Tax (VAT) Bill into Law.
The State House of Assembly had on Thursday, September 9, passed the bill for a law to impose and charge VAT on certain...
Kano State has about two million drug addicts, representing 16 per cent prevalence.
This means that in every six persons in Kano, one is a drug addict.
Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, made the disclosure when...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced the third phase of its Constituency and Executive Projects tracking exercise.
Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, spokesperson for ICPC, said in a statement in Abuja, on Tuesday, that the tracking...
