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JUST IN: FG Suspends Taxes On Maize, Wheat, Rice, Other Staples
The Federal Government has announced the suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes on some essential food items imported through land and sea borders. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, made this...
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Nigeria Eyes $172bn Investment In Mining, Agriculture, Others
A multi-national company, Backbone Infrastructure Nigeria Limited, has announced its intention to invest $172bn to develop various infrastructure sectors in the country. This investment, utilising alternative financing options, will be allocated to mineral resources,...
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Labour, Private Sector Protest As Discos Hike Tariff Again
The Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, and Organised Private Sector, on Wednesday, faulted the latest hike in the electricity tariff payable by customers in the Band A Category. Following the depreciation of the...
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CBN Warns Banks Against Rejecting Old Dollar Notes
Central Bank of Nigeria has warned against the continued rejection of old series and lower denominations of the United States of American dollars by its regulated entities in Nigeria. The bank threatened to sanction...
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Dangote Decries High Interest Rate, Seeks Govt’s Intervention
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, on Tuesday said rising interest rate hikes would hurt local manufacturers. Dangote made the assertion at the opening session of a three-day...
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Breaking: Tinubu Approves New Withholding Tax Policy
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, disclosed this on Tuesday. Oyedele said the new withholding tax policy has laid to rest the heavy burden of the...
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FG Reduces CNG Vehicle Conversion Cost By 50% For Transporters
The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (P-CNGI) Programme Director, Michael Oluwagbemi, on Thursday, June 27, announced a 50% conversion cost reduction for transporters. Represented by Tosin Coker during the stakeholders’ event of the...
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Recapitalisation: Banks Face Tough Conditions From CBN
Ongoing bank recapitalisation will not be business as usual, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said yesterday. He hinted that the conditions will be tough to ensure that all banks that scale the hurdles will...
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Naira Depreciates To N1,505/$ At Parallel Market
The Naira lost value in the parallel market, moving from N1,495 per dollar last weekend to N1,505 per dollar today. In a similar vein, in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), the value...
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Court Dismisses Fleeing Binance Executive Anjarwalla’s Suit Against FG
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the Africa regional manager of Binance Holdings Limited, Nadeem Anjarwalla, against the federal government. In...
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