Lagos Ports: Senators divided over Messrs OMLS operations
Apapa Port, Lagos Nigerian Senate has halted the suspension of Messrs OMLS Limited operations at the Safe Anchorage Area (SAA) of the Lagos ports, saying that the Nigeria Navy…
FIRS to begin nationwide tax enforcement exercise Dec. 18
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it will commence a nationwide tax enforcement exercise from Dec. 18, 2019 with a view to prosecuting defaulters and recovering all outstanding…
FIRS gives 7 days notice to tax defaulters, may freeze corporate accounts
In a new push to shore up tax collection, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has served a seven-day notice to tax defaulters across the country. Measures to be taken…
2021 Appropriation Bill to be presented to the National Assembly by September: Buhari directs
President Buhari has directed that efforts be made to ensure the presentation of the 2021 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly in September 2020. The president gave the directive when…
President Buhari welcomes proposal by Hyundai to set up plant in Nigeria
Nigeria will collaborate with and support Hyundai Engineering Company Limited to set up a car plant, and also rehabilitate petroleum refineries, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. President Buhari stated…
RIFAN harvests 100,000 bags of rice annually in Bayelsa
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Bayelsa chapter, says it produced 100, 000 bags of rice annually in its efforts to achieve sufficient food for the people. The Chairman of…
Inflation jumped by 11.85% in November 2019 — NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said inflation increased by 11.85 per cent year on year in November 2019. The NBS made this known in ITS Consumer Price Index (CPI)…
Two brothers jailed 57 years for plot to bomb plane
Two Sydney brothers have been jailed for at least 30 and 27 years for plotting to plant a bomb hidden in a meat grinder on an Etihad flight out of…
KongaPay launches ATM card-less withdrawal, USSD features
E-commerce giant, Konga has recorded another feat with the roll-out of card-less withdrawal and unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) features on its payment platform, KongaPay. KongaPay is a secured payment…
Zambia legalises production, export of cannabis to boost economy
Zambia has legalised the production and export of cannabis for economic and medicinal purposes, the government’s chief spokeswoman said on Monday, becoming the latest country to shift its position on…