Obaseki, BOI target 50,000 businesses with N2bn MSME fund
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and the Bank of Industry (BOI) have unveiled a Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) development fund worth...
Tax Evasion: Tribunal orders DSTV to pay FG N900bn backlog
A Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) sitting in Lagos has ordered Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of cable television services, DSTV, to pay 50 per cent...
CBN: We remit 80% operational surpluses into CR
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied allegation that it failed to remit 80 per cent of its operational surpluses into the Consolidated...
ICPC recovers N53bn from real estate developer
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has recovered N53 billion from a real estate developer for the Federal Mortgage Bank...
NNPC breaks 44-year jinx, declares N287bn profit
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,...
NEPZA, Borno govt reactivate Banki border free trade zone
To spur economic development in Borno State, the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has commenced the reactivation of the Banki border Free Trade...
Sanwo-Olu signs VAT Bill into Law
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,...
NDLEA: One in every six Kano persons is a drug addict
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...
ICPC tracks 1,251 constituency, executive projects in 17 states
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...
CDS to Nigerians: Don’t panic about mass surrendering of Boko Haram...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Leo Irabor, has allayed the fears of Nigerians on the ongoing mass surrendering by members of the...
