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Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Tunde Fowler, has replied the query issued him by the presidency. Noting that actual tax collection since the beginning of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration was lower than the 2012-2014 period under former President Goodluck Jonathan, Fowler explained that FIRS under him had performed better […]
China National Petroleum Corp, a leading buyer of Venezuelan oil, has halted August loadings following the latest set of U.S. sanctions on the South American exporter, two Beijing-based senior sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday. The Trump administration in early August froze all Venezuelan government […]
Nigerian economist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Tony elumelu spotted along lagos express buying corn He also posted the video on his instagram page withe caption: Quote Jollof is nice but some days we sample roasted corn along the Lagos express… Some cravings die hard
Nigeria is preparing to deduct 5% VAT for every online purchase via bank cards starting from next year. Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Tunde Fowler, confirmed this in an exclusive interview with a media company in the country. Fowler declared the country is currently working on a solution […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps has asked the Guild of Professional Blogers of Nigeria to seek areas of cooperation with the agency towards curbing deaths on our roads. The Corps Marshal of FRSC Dr Boboye Oyeyemi made this satement when the Executive Members of the Association led by it’s President […]
Mrs Priscilla Ekwere Eleje has made history by becoming the first woman to have her signature on the 1000 Naira note. Mrs Ekwere Eleje is the first female Director of Currency Operations at the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. She has also been confirmed as the substantive director of CBN. […]
The International Monetary Fund has cautioned Nigeria and other developing countries from taking loans from China due to unfavourable loan conditions. The Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the IMF, Tobias Adrian, said this on Wednesday during the launch of the Global Financial Stability […]
No fewer than 13 black persons made up the 2,153 people who made the Forbes list of the World’s Billionaires for 2019. The list of black persons improved from 11 a year ago. Nigerian Cement tycoon, Aliko Dangote is still the richest black person in the world with a fortune […]
The Chairman of Dangote Group and Nigerian businessman, Aliko Dangote, has emerged as the 64th richest person in the world. Bloomberg, in its annual list of wealthiest people, noted that Dangote now has an estimated networth of $16.6billion and has risen from his previous ranking of 103rd. Dangote, who remains […]
Forbes magazine has released its 2018 list of Africa’s Richest billionaires. Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote retained his position as the richest man in Africa for eight years straight. He, however, lost almost $2bn compared to his last year’s worth. According to the list, Aliko’s networth currently stands at $10.3 billion. Telecommunication’s […]
