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The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said the agency would commence tax audit across the country. The FIRS Executive Chairman, Tunde Fowler who disclosed this yesterday in Lagos , said the meeting was to the impact of taxation on the country’s revenue and how tax administration could be enhanced to meet the revenue requirements […]
The Nigeria Customs Service has stressed the need for the management of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) to involve customs operatives in the opening of its jetties. Mr Gbenga Idris, an Assistant Customs Comptroller (CAC) in charge of Enforcement, Onne Command, Rivers, made the appeal in an interview with newsmen. Idris insisted that the influx […]
Mr Chris Ukachukwu, the Chairman, Trade Fair Organising Committee, Anambra Chamber of Commerce, says the 2018 fair is designed to stimulate economic growth in the state. Ukachukwu said this during a briefing/unveiling of Anambra Trade Fair Prospectus in Awka. He also said that the trade fair would also help to boost income of residents. Ukachukwu […]
The Vice-President, Prof.Yemi Osibanjo, has called for the sustenance of the Business Support Services and financing of 15,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Abuja Enterprises Agency (AEA) manages the MSMEs in the territory Osibanjo said this while inaugurating the FCT MSME ”One Stop Shop’ in Abuja on Thursday […]
A major facelift came the way of Pacelli School for the Blind and Partially Sighted in Lagos on Friday when Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) made donations of furniture and air conditioners to the school. This came barely a year after the staff of the company under the Shell Employees Care programme, […]
In line with its mandate to provide access to financial and institutional support to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), has announced the opening of its loan application process for small businesses and startups operating in the state. Applicants intending to secure funding of up to Five Hundred […]
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has explained the reasons behind the suspension of the recruitment of 41 workers into the Commission. The Acting Director-General, Mrs. Aisha Dahir-Umar who spoke with journalists in Lagos said the exercise which was scheduled to resume on May 2 last year, was suspended due to anomalies and irregularities discovered in […]
Over 50 members of Brand Journalists Association of Nigeria (BJAN) will once again have the opportunity to undergo intensive training in the second phase of Katunga/BJAN training for media practitioners scheduled to hold on October 12, 2018 at Leola Hotel (Leadway Protea Hotel), Maryland, Lagos. The training is designed as a partnership between Katunga Media […]
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment , Mr. Okechukwu Enelamah and other stakeholders are expected to speak at Commerce & Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN) public lecture, theme: “Beyond 2019: Leveraging Politics for Nigeria’s Industrial Transformation”. The forum is an annual workshop of CICAN that is organised every year as part of the association’s […]
The Chief Executive Officer, Symbol Mining, Tim Wither, has said port facilities are affecting the mining sector’s development. He advised the government to improve them. He said the speed with which products could pass through the port had great impact on the economic viability and companies’ ability to develop projects. He said with the Free […]