The Kebbi Government, said it would review its tax policy to raise its internal revenue collection from the “meager” N6.4 billion it generated in the last two years. The Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Ibrahim Augie, made the disclosure at a news briefing in Birnin Kebbi. “The Board of Internal Revenue contributed a total sum N6,441,581,185 […]

The naira has appreciated against the dollar at the parallel market, exchanging at N363 to the dollar from the N364 posted on earlier in the week. The pound sterling and the Euro closed at N477 and N428 to the naira, respectively. At the Bureau De Change (BDC) window, the naira was traded at N363 to […]

The Consumer Protection Council, says it has neither contributed nor participated in the dispute or judicial process against Coca-cola. A statement signed by the  Consumer Protection Council’s Deputy Director,Public relations,Abiodun Obimuyiwa, said the only connection with the case was the role played by the director General before his appointment. “Our attention has been drawn to […]

Oil has risen toward 53 dollars a barrel ahead of a U.S. inventory report expected to show crude stocks dropped for a sixth week. Brent crude LCOc1, the global benchmark, was up 50 cents at 52.64  dollars, after two days of decline. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 added 44 cents to 49.61 dollars […]

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and National Orientation Agency (NOA) have agreed to partner in oil revenue savings and promotion of better attitude to public office. A statement by Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, NEITI’s Director of Communications, said  in Abuja that the agencies reached the agreement at separate […]