Charles Soludo, the newly sworn-in governor of Anambra State, has lamented the position of the state’s finance. This comes as the immediate-past governor the state, Willie Obiano remains in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) over an alleged mismanagement of the state’s funds. Though, Obiano …
Read More »Buhari commissions 3m metric tonnes Dangote Fertiliser Plant
Dangote Fertilizer Plant Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, commissioned the three million metric tonnes Dangote Fertilizer Plant in Lagos. The commissioning took at the Lagos Free Trade Zone, Lekki, where the plant is located. Speaking during the commissioning, Dangote praised Alhaji Aliko Dangote, president of the Dangote Group for …
Read More »Reps accuse MTN of multi-billion naira tax evasion
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) queried the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for accepting Capital Allowances claims from taxpayers without issuing them Certificate of Acceptance from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment in 2019. This was contained in the 2019 Auditor-General of the Federation’s queries to …
Read More »President Buhari impressed with Dangote’s $2.5bn Fertiliser plant
…surprised at scale of investment; says nation set to witness agric boom President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commissioned the new 3 million Metric Tonnes capacity per annum state-of-the-art Dangote Fertiliser Urea Plant, with an emphatic assurance that the project would give a huge fillip to Nigeria’s agricultural sector, which …
Read More »Stanbic IBTC Tasks Nigerian Investors to Tap into AfCFTA to Boost Intra-Africa Trade
Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Standard Bank Group, has urged Nigerian investors and business owners to harness and maximise the business opportunities that are inherent in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. This will help boost intra-Africa trade beyond the current level of 17 per cent …
Read More »Stanbic IBTC Introduces Flex Border to Ease Cross-Border Transactions
Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has announced the introduction of the Stanbic IBTC Flex Border, a newly added feature on its digital platforms aimed at simplifying customers’ experience with international payments and cross-border transactions. The Flex Border feature will enable Stanbic IBTC domiciliary account …
Read More »Huawei releases all scenario protection against data loss, corruption
Huawei Technologies (Nigeria) Limited has announced the launch of its OceanProtect Data Protection for the Nigerian market, which it says provides a series of comprehensive data protection solutions that cover disaster recovery (DR), data backups, and data archiving for the rapid growth of diversified service data and the entire data …
Read More »JUST IN: Southsouth cannot win PDP presidency, says Tambuwal
In what appeared a repudiation of the zoning arrangement, Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has told the leadership and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to choose between zoning of its presidential ticket and winning the election. The Governor, who is eyeing the presidential ticket of the PDP, also said …
Read More »BREAKING: Buhari arrives Lagos, to commission projects
Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s president, has arrived Lagos State where he is scheduled to commission projects today, Tuesday. The president is expected to commission Dangote Fertilizer plant at the Ibeju -Lekki area of the state, as well as the reconstructed terminal of the Murtala Mohammed Airport. He was received on arrival by Babajide …
Read More »‘Horrible Bosses’: Employees Tear Into Nigerian Tech Founders, Lament Toxic Work Conditions
Photo: Tech Cabal In recent times, the Nigerian tech space has grown tremendously, contributing significantly to the country’s economic fortunes and raising more than $1.7 billion in funding, according to the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) The industry has been described as an enabler of decent work and economic growth, …
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