COVID-19: World Bank approves $14bn to help Economies The World Bank and IFC’s Boards of Directors approved today an increased $14 billion package of fast-track financing to assist companies and countries in their efforts to prevent, detect and respond to...

Tax: Ease of payment critical to national development – FIRS A tax system designed to facilitate  voluntary compliance and seamless payment by  taxpayers is critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria and all the three tiers of government in...

FAAC meeting ends in Deadlock The monthly Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting on Wednesday ended in deadlock. The Director of Information, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mr. Hassan Dodo, announced this after the meeting in Abuja. He said...

NABDA Begins Massive bio-fertiliser production for Nigerian farmers The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) says it is soon to commence mass production of bio-fertilizers for farmers across the six geo-political zones of the country. Prof. Alex Akpa, Director-General (D-G) of NABDA,...

25m People May Lose jobs over COVID-19-ILO The International Labour Congress (ILO) says almost 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja....

TUC advocates tax holidays to boost economy Over COVID-19 The Trade Union Congress (TUC), has called on the Federal Government to grant tax holidays to business owners in the country to enable them to cushion the adverse economic effects associated...