Many travellers and vehicles were stranded for hours on Thursday at Seme border post following restriction of movement around the country’s frontier with Benin Republic. A News Agency of Nigeria Correspondent who…
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Consumers to pay more as NERC approves new electricity tariff
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Wednesday approved new energy tariff for the electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in the country. In a series of tweets on, ‘2016-2018 minor review…
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FirstBank to promote new agribusiness opportunities
First Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday announced plans to promote sustainable agriculture value-chain as a substantial source of Nigeria’s economic development. Dr Adesola Adeduntan, Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank, said…
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Fowler responds to presidency’s query, blames recession, low oil prices for discrepancies in tax revenue
Mr Tunde Fowler, the chief executive of Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS has told the presidency that economic recession and low oil prices contributed to the discrepancies in the actual…
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Presidency asks Fowler to explain variances in tax collection for period 2015-18
Yusuf Bello| The presidency has asked Babatunde Fowler, the executive chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to account for revenue that was collected under his watch in the…
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