Replacement of FIRS with NRS ‘ll overhaul revenue administration – Adedeji

By Kadiri Abdulrahman Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) says its replacement with the defunct Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will overhaul the architecture of the country’s revenue administration. The Executive Chairman of NRS, Dr Zacch Adedeji, said this in a television interview monitored from Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading

Boosting economic diversification in Nigeria through AfCFTA

By Vivian Emoni, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Nigeria’s participation in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a strategic effort to leverage Africa’s vast single market to drive economic diversification, industrialisation, job creation and sustainable growth. The AfCFTA seeks to remove tariff and non-tariff barriers, facilitate the freeContinue Reading

Xraying Nigeria’s auto reforms, NADDC’s blueprint for a sustainable sector

By Lucy Ogalue, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) As the global automotive industry transactions from petrol-powered engines to electric vehicles (EVs), compressed natural gas (CNG) and cleaner mobility systems, Nigerian is under increasing pressure to adapt or risk falling further behind. For decades, the country’s auto industry has been weighedContinue Reading

ICRC D-G urges Nigerians to embrace hope, shared responsibility in 2026

New Year Okeoghene Akubuike Abuja, Dec. 31, 2025(NAN)Dr Jobson Ewalefoh, Director-General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), has called on citizens to enter 2026 with renewed hope, shared responsibility and confidence in the nation’s infrastructure future. Ewalefoh in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja described the New Year as a periodContinue Reading

FG accelerates, strengthens AfCFTA implementation in 2025

By Vivian Emoni The Federal Government says it has achieved notable progress in implementing the African Continental Free Trade Areas (AfCFTA) in 2025, boosting trade integration and private sector participation across Africa. Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, disclosed this in a statement on Nigeria’s AfCFTA implementationContinue Reading

Rights-based asset recovery strengthens anti-corruption efforts – expert

By Vivian Emoni Abuja, Dec. 31, 2025 (NAN) Mr Agabaidu Jideani, Director-General, Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) says Nigeria’s asset recovery framework is a key instrument for strengthening transparency, accountability and public confidence. Jideani said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on WednesdayContinue Reading

No extension of insurance recapitalisation deadline –NAICOM

By Ginika Okoye The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) says the recapitalisation deadline for the insurance industry will not be extended. The Commissioner for Insurance, Mr Olusegun Omosehin, said this at a seminar for insurance journalists in Abuja on Tuesday. Omosehin, represented by Dr Usman Jankara, NAICOM’s Deputy Commissioner, Technical, saidContinue Reading