The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),says public debt portfolio as at Dec. 31, 2020, stood at N32.92 trillion, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals. The current debt profile was for the
By Blaise Udunze In a welcome display of policy sensitivity and economic rationality, the Federal Government has suspended the planned 15 percent ad-valorem import duty on petrol and diesel. This move, announced
The Alternative Bank (‘AltBank’) has been honoured as the ‘Innovative Bank of the Year’ at the 7th African International Conference on Islamic Finance (AICIF). The award underscores its commitment to transformative, inclusive
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has launched a health insurance scheme for service attendants across its petrol stations in Nigeria. The Attendants’ Health Insurance Scheme which was launched recently
Ondo State High Court in Akure has had sentenced to death by hanging, Dare Ojo for raping and killing an 11-year-old girl, Zainab Adeyemo, along Ese/Irun-Akoko Road, Akoko North-East Local Government Area
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has shed more lights on his recent clash with a naval officer identified as A. Yerima, over alleged land grabbing He explained that
President Bola Tinubu has declared that his administration would consider media tax relief and other interventions that would ensure the sustainability and vibrancy of the media in Nigeria. He disclosed this at
Ogun State Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (OGUNCCIMA) has faulted the Federal Government’s decision to suspend the planned implementation of the 15 percent import duty on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)
The definition of banking excellence is evolving throughout Africa. Banking today is measured by inclusion, sustainability, and digital empowerment, not merely by profits or growth. It is about how banks touch lives,
By Blaise Udunze In today’s Nigeria, one uncomfortable truth has become glaring that the fiscal authority collects, but it does not build. It borrows, but it does not produce. It taxes, but
The House of Representatives will conduct a thorough investigation into the loss of government revenue on account of the diversion of bonded containers, inaccurate excise duty computations, the expiration of temporary importation