By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N1.678 trillion among the Federal Government, states and the Local Government Councils (LGCs) for the month of February. This is according to a communiqué issued by FAAC and made available by Bawa Mokwa, the Director, Press and Public Relations,Continue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Geregu Power Plc, Mr Akin Akinfemiwa, has unveiled a roadmap broken into short, medium and long term action plans to achieve power sufficiency in Nigeria. Akinfemiwa said this at the Nigerian British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) March 2025 Members Evening/ Induction ceremonyContinue Reading
By Sani Idris-Abdulrahman The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS), said it has collected N14.16 billion revenue between January and February 2025, while debunking claims of a decline in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). The KADIRS Head of Corporate Communications, Zakari Muhammad, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen onContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Federal Government says it has arrested 327 suspects for illegal mining and prosecuted 143 across the country since the Mining Marshals (MM) began operations in 2024. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, made the disclosure at a news conference marking the one-year anniversaryContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Services (FCT-IRS) on Friday, sealed the business premises of Phase3 Telecom and Cilantro Restaurant in Abuja, for failing to pay their tax obligations. Mr Festus Tsavsar, acting Director, Legal Services, FCT-IRS, told journalists after the exercise in Abuja, that Phase3 Telecom,Continue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Representatives from Nigeria and India have explored ways to strengthen their long-standing friendship and bilateral trade partnership while identifying new areas of cooperation. This was the focus of the Nigeria-India Bilateral Business Meeting held in Lagos on Thursday. Mr Gabriel Idahosa, President of the Lagos Chamber ofContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Abuja Chamber of commerce and Industry (ACCI) has inaugurated a joint action committee on women economic empowerment to drive policy reforms and business growth. Chief Emeka Obegolu, President, ACCI, who inaugurated the committee on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the effort was to advanceContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it is partnering with indigenous entrepreneurs focused on recycling used tyres as part of its contribution to promoting environmental sustainability. The Comptroller-General of NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, stated this at the official inauguration of the NCS’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Unit, CustomsContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has called for decisive action to support women entrepreneurs and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria. SMEDAN Director-General, Mr Charles Odii, said this at the Unveiling of SMEDAN’s GrowHer Accelerator Programme, organised to mark theContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) says compliance with tyre standards will ensure road safety and position Nigerian businesses for global trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The Director-General of SON, Dr Ifeanyi Okeke, said this at a sensitisation programme for tyre dealers atContinue Reading
