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Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Tunde Fowler, has dismissed reports that money paid as taxes disappeared from the agency’s coffers. According to him, taxes are not paid into FIRS coffers, but directly into the Federation Account, electronically through ...

The House of Representatives has resolved to set up an ad-hoc committee to investigate alleged fraudulent activities in the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). This followed a motion by Tajudeen Obasa (PDP-Lagos) during plenary. Moving the motion, Obasa expressed concern over ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria through the Bankers` Committee has concluded plans to take the ‘Funding Nigeria SMEs’ initiative to three states to enable small and medium enterprises access loans, funds and grants to grow their businesses. This, the committee ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has again declined assent to two more bills transmitted to him from the National Assembly, bringing the number of rejected bills to 41 since June 9, 2015. Buhari conveyed his decision to withdraw assent to the Nigeria ...

The Imo State Government has restated its commitment to implement the new N30, 000 minimum wage as approved by the Federal Government. Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mark Uchendu, stated this during the inauguration of the Committee on Implementation ...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) yesterday disclosed that the Nigerian data community came under a new regulation from April 25, 2019. Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NITDA, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, revealed that full implementation ...

Commission recovers N437b, $98m, €7m, £294,000, over N11b for FIRS, NNPC, AMCON Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has said the commission intervened in the general elections to prevent the moneybags from determining the ...

About 11 persons have been killed in different parts of Benin City, Edo State following renewed cult clashes between rival groups. It was learnt that the latest killing among members of Eiye and Black Axe has led to the killing ...

President inaugurates NEDC to thank zone for support A meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) again dragged into the night as President Muhammadu Buhari, who presided had to suspend deliberations to break his Ramadan fast. He suspended the meeting ...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has banned 100 out of the 687 Computer Based Test (CBT) centres over allegation of malpractices and violating the rules of the examination body. And barring unforeseen circumstances, the body may start releasing ...