Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has swept to victory in the Anambra…
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CBN revokes operating licences of some payment service providers
The Central Bank of Nigeria has revoked the operating licences of seven payment services providers. The…
Ekiti begins recruitment in 774,000 FG jobs program
Kris Obiaje The Chairman, Ekiti State Committee on Special Public Works Committee Programme, Biodun Omoleye, said…
FIRS extends tax debt payments to August 31
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has extended the closing date of tax debt payments in…
Federal Executive Council Okays N2.3tn Stimulus Plan
The proposed N2.3 trillion stimulus plan by the Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan designed to support the…
COVID-19: AfDB approves $288.5m loan for Nigeria
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $288.5 million loan to help Nigeria tackle the…
FIRS considers charges on electronic transactions
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in a recently published circular has said that Nigerians will…
FG seeks $5.513bn loan to finance revised 2020 budget
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the National Assembly to seek a fresh $5.513bn external loan…
Nigeria’s GDP projected to decline due to Covid-19 outbreak
Coronavirus pandemic and falling oil prices are set to force Nigeria’s economy into negative growth. Zainab…
FEC adjusts 2020 budget to N10.52tn
The Federal Government on Wednesday adjusted the 2020 budget downward from the original N10.59tn to N10.52tn.…
Nigeria’s Shaky Economy and Covid-19 Exigencies: How Bad Could Things Be?
Wole Olajide The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic took the world by surprise and has engulfed…
Covid-19 infection hit 4,151 as Nigeria records 239 new cases
Figures obtained from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday revealed 239 fresh cases…
FG evacuates 160 Nigerians from US
The Federal Government on Sunday brought home 160 Nigerians stranded in the United States due to…
FG evacuates 253 Nigerians from United Kingdom
The Federal Government on Friday evacuated 253 Nigerians from the United Kingdom aboard a British Airways…
COVID-19: LCCI seeks tax break for key businesses
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said that a one-year tax break will enable…
COVID-19: Afreximbank approves $3 million grant for African countries
Afreximbank’s President, Prof. Benedict Oramah, said that the grant was given in response to a request…
Twenty-Four States get N43.4bn from FG
The Federal Government has disbursed N43,416 billion as performance-based grants to 24 states. The states were…
IMF approves $3.4bn for Nigeria to fight COVID-19
The board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the sum of $3.4 billion to…