Nigeria’s fastest growing non-interest banking services provider, TAJBank Limited and Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) have formalized a new public-private partnership (PPP) initiative with a view to working together for mutual and the nation’s socioeconomic benefits. The partnership between the non-interest lender and the postal services agency was formalized at the NIPOST Head Office in Abuja, […]
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Lagos State Mulls Investment In Airline Business
Lagos State Government has unfolded plans to establish a commercial airline business as it prepares for the groundbreaking of the construction of its own airport in Lekki axis of the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed the plan on Thursday at the Lagos West Senatorial District People’s Town Hall Meeting, where he highlighted the achievements of […]
NGX Group Targets Improved FDI Inflows, Retail Investors’ Stake
The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX), Temi Popoola, has highlighted various plans by the exchange group to enhance its technology infrastructure, attract listings, enhance retail investor’s participation and attract foreign capital inflows into the economy. Popoola spoke on these transformational initiatives on Thursday, while addressing global leaders of […]
FGN, Morocco Reopen Parley On Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Kingdom of Morocco have reopened their discussions to fast-track the process of achieving the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project. The parley took place on the sidelines of a meeting between the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr. Ekperikpe Ekpo, and the […]
Abiodun Seeks Lafarge, Others’ Support On Abeokuta-Ota-Lagos Highway Reconstruction
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has called for the support of Lafarge and other multinational companies operating along the Abeokuta-Ota-Lagos Expressway as his administration continues to make efforts to reconstruct the highway. The governor said that reconstructing the road would have multiplier effects on the socio-economic development of the state, while companies who have their […]
TCN Links Low Power Generation To Gas Supply Shortfall
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has linked the current drop in power generation into the national grid to gas constraints to the thermal generating companies. The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, in a statement issued on Thursday, indicated that the gas supply shortfall had impacted the quantum of bulk power available on […]
U.S SEC Adopts New Rules, Amendments For SPACs, Target Firms Transactions
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted new rules and amendments to enhance disclosures and provide additional investor protection in initial public offerings (IPOs) by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and in subsequent business combination transactions between SPACs and target companies (de-SPAC transactions). The SPAC IPOs and de-SPAC transactions can be used as a means […]
Minister Urges FIRS On Attainment Of 18% Tax-To-GDP Target
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Olawale Edun, on Wednesday charged the management of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to deploy the needed technology and solutions with a view to achieving 18% tax-to-GDP ratio target set for the country. The minister, who gave the charge the FIRS Management Retreat […]
PwC Hinges Nigeria’s Economic Growth On 7 Determinants In 2024
….Forecasts 38.8% Poverty Level In 2024 Leading professional services firm, PwC Nigeria, has released its latest Nigeria Economic Outlook, highlighting the seven key trends that will shape the nation’s economic trajectory in 2024. PwC Nigeria’s report titled ‘Nigeria Economic Outlook 2004’ projected a marginal decline in inflation and 3.1% rise in GDP, and notes that […]
Presidential Committee Proposes Tax Payment Through USSD, Others
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, on Wednesday hinted that the Committee had proposed the use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) and other digital channels for the payment of taxes and levies across the three tiers of government in the country. Oyedele, who disclosed this […]