The Lagos State Judicial Panel on restitution for victims of SARS-related abuses and other matters has held its valedictory sitting after 131 proceedings. Chairman of the panel, Justice Doris Okuwobi, who read out the decisions of the panel on Monday, announced the award of N148.2 million to 23 deserving petitioners. They include Michael Owoicho – […]

Winifred Bosa Chairman of the Management of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) , Muhammed Nami has made some clarifications as regards  budgets for dressing allowance and other expenditures. According to a press statement signed by Johannes Oluwatobi Wojuola SA/Media & Communication, FIRS, “the Management wishes to draw the attention of the taxpaying public and the staff […]

Katagum The Nigerian government has narrated it’s concerned towards improving access to finance for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment,  Ambassador Mariam Yalwaji  Katagum, made the assurance at this year’s Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN) Annual Conference with the theme,  […]

Winifred Bosa Medical experts have tasked citizens to engage professional eyecare practitioners for regular, periodic eye checks and treatment services to prevent blindness and preserve eyesight. This was made known recently during a public symposium organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Health, through the Blindness Prevention Programme Unit, to commemorate the 2021 World Sight […]

The federal government says it has scraped three oil sector agencies as required under the new petroleum law. Under the Petroleum Industry Act, enacted in August, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), and the Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF) no longer exist. They are replaced by the Nigerian Midstream […]

Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service provider emerged winner in several categories at the 2021 Human Resource (HR) People Magazine Awards and at the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria’s (FICAN) 30th-Anniversary Conference and Awards. The bank carted away five coveted awards- HR Champion Award (for MD/CEO, COO), Most Outstanding Engagement Strategy for over […]

The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, is expected to give the keynote address at the fourth anniversary lecture of National Business Extra (NBE) newspaper slated for October 28, 2021 in Lagos. According to a statement signed by the Executive Editor of NBE, Mr Kenneth Madueke, the Lecture/Special Award ceremonies will take place […]

“More than ever before, if you are serious about your life, if you want to live a meaningful life, you need to plan for yourself and that is why both insurance and pension is something we should all embrace as Nigerians,” the former Director-General, Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC), Mrs. Folashade Onanuga, has said. Mrs. […]