Category: Business
Smuggling frustrating agric policies – Buhari on Seme border closure
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria’s border with Benin Republic at Seme in Lagos, was partially closed to check smuggling activities. The border [...]
FG reduces visa fee for US citizens following US visa fee increment
The federal government has announced a reduction in visa fee payable by citizens of the United States of America seeking Nigerian visas. This comes 24 [...]
US increases cost of visa, blames FG for increment
The US Consulate has said that it is increasing the cost of visa application for Nigeria, explaining that it was reciprocating the extra visa fee the [...]
Elumelu to deliver keynote address at TICAD Africa Development Conference in Japan
Tony O. Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and the Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), will speak at the Seventh Tokyo Internat [...]
FG promises to build 4m houses by 2023
The Federal Government has again promised to address housing deficit by delivering one million houses per year to close the 17 million shortfall by th [...]
Electricity consumers in for tough times as NERC approves tariff hike
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved new energy tariff for the electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in the countr [...]
FIRS chairman, Fowler blames oil prices, recession to low tax revenue
Responding to a memo from Abba Kyari, the chief of staff to the president, who said there were significant variances between the budgeted collections [...]
UBA partners LCCI for 2019 Lagos International Trade Fair
Pan African financial services institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry(LCCI), have partnered to [...]
FIRS chief, Fowler, queried over worsening revenue collection
President Muhammadu Buhari has queried the chief executive of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler, over worsening tax collecti [...]
GTBank releases 2019 half year audited results …. reports profit before tax of ₦115.8bn
Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2019 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. T [...]