As Buhari Strives to Institutionalise Social Investment Programmes, by Musa Ilallah   Nine months to the end of his second and final term in office, the PMB administration has in its recent Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting in Abuja, approved a...

Akabueze: Why Insist On Punishing Citizens With Telecom Tax By Fom Gyem I watch with interest an Arise Television interview where the Director General Budget Office, Ben Akabueze disclosed that the suspension of the proposed excise duty on players in...

Buhari Commends CBN, NDIC, SEC, Others On Financial System Stability   President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), alongside the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),...

Report Reveals Retail Investors Can Unlock $198bn Growth Opportunities In Nigeria   Retail investors could be the key to unlocking $198 billion finance for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) priorities if barriers are addressed, a report by Standard Chartered Bank has...

NNPCL To Sign Gas Pipeline Contract With Morocco, West African Countries   The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) will tomorrow (Thursday) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a gas pipeline project with the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines...

Senate, Minister Clash Over N12.43trn 2023 Budget Deficit   The Senate, through its Committee on Finance, has disagreed with the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, as well as heads of revenue generating agencies in the country on...