Negative Publicity On Security Challenges Hinders Genuine Businesses- Bello

MINNA — Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, has said negative publicity on the security challenges in Nigeria has continued to hinder genuine businessmen’s effort to invest in the country. Bello who is also the Chairman North Central States Governors Forum (NCSGF), is attending a bilateral, economic, trade and investment forum in Istanbul, Turkey, disclosed that the Nigerian government has recorded significant progress in addressing the problems of insecurity, stressing that, though it will take...

Sanwo-Olu Gives New Reason for Lagos to Collect VAT

LAGOS — Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, said the state will do more for citizens if allowed to collect the Value Added Tax. The governor also explained that allowing Lagos to collect VAT is a way of promoting fairness justice, and equity, which are needed for Nigeria to progress at 61. He said this at the 61st national Independence Day Celebration service held at the Chapel of Christ The Light, Alausa, Ikeja,...

We’ll Open Up Maritime Sector to Huge Investment Opportunities – Amaechi

LAGOS — The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, has said that the maritime sector was being opened up for great investment opportunities given the ongoing removal of wrecks. Amaechi made this known on Friday, in Lagos, at the official launch of the removal of wrecks along the Badagry creek from Tincan Island to Navy Town, Lagos. He also commended Dr. Bashir Jamoh, the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), for...

FG is Considering Taking Rivers, Lagos to Supreme Court Over VAT Collection – Malami

ABUJA — The federal government is considering filing a suit at the supreme court to resolve the ongoing dispute about value-added tax (VAT) collection. Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in New York. According to the AGF, the federal government would like the matter to be determined once and for all. He maintained that the FIRS would continue to collect VAT following the directive...

Why VAT Should Be Decentralised – Akwa Ibom Governor

Udom Emmanuel, governor of Akwa Ibom State, has said the decentralisation of value-added tax (VAT) collection will be beneficial to every state in the country. He made his stand public on Thursday when he featured on an Arise TV programme. According to him, those against the decentralisation of VAT collection can’t envision its hidden potential. Udom opined that the decentralisation of VAT collection will favour every single state in the country. “If my brother states...

TAT Adjourns Ruling as Multichoice Confirms Payment of N8bn Deposit in ‘Tax Envasion’ Dispute

LAGOS — Multichoice Nigeria Limited (MCN) has said the directives of the tax appeal tribunal (TAT) have been executed, noting that it has deposited into the FIRS account, an amount required by the law. The company announced this on Thursday at the resumption of the tribunal hearing over the alleged N1.8 trillion tax evasion dispute. TAT at the last hearing, had endorsed the FIRS submission and instructed Multichoice Nigeria Limited to deposit with the FIRS...

FG Sets Up Committee to Recover Illegally-Refined Crude Oil

ABUJA — To ensure transparency in the production of crude oil, the federal government on Thursday, inaugurated an inter-ministerial committee. The committee is to assess, report and supervise the refining of the crude oil in the Niger Delta while minimizing the environmental hazard the resource poses. The inter-ministerial committee will also tackle the illegal refining of crude oil in the Niger Delta. At the inauguration, Umar Mohammed, the acting solicitor-general of the federation who represented...

Five Top Banks Paid N1.4bn For Forex Infraction, Other Offences In 2021

Five top banks in Nigeria paid a total of N1.4bn as penalties to financial regulatory bodies such as the Central Bank of Nigeria, Security Exchange Council and Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, in the first half of the year. The banks are UBA, Fidelity Bank, Access Bank, GTBank and First City Monument Bank. This figure was arrived at from analysis of the H1 2021 financial statements of the banks obtained from their websites. Findings show...

All Business Merchants in Nigeria Will Accept eNaira Payments

LAGOS — The country’s first digital currency, eNaira, must be accepted as a form of payment by all business merchants according to the CBN director of payment system management, Musa Jimoh. According to him, the digital currency is similar to the fiat currency (naira) and the CBN bears all liabilities for the eNaira. Jimoh said this when he featured on Business Morning, a Channels Television programme, on Monday. He noted that eNaira is a legal...

Sanwo-Olu Signs Anti-Open Grazing Bill Into Law, Joins Ogun, Ondo, Akwa Ibom, Rivers

LAGOS — The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has signed the bill prohibiting open grazing into law in the state. This comes barely a week after the governor assented to the State Value Added Tax Bill, empowering the state to collect VAT. Governor Sanwo-Olu’s assent to the bill also comes after some governors in the South, including Ogun, Ondo, Akwa Ibom, and Rivers signed the same law prohibiting open grazing. Members of the Lagos...

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