In 12 Months, Food Imports Exceed Exports By N2.23trn   The total international trade in agricultural goods in the country stood at N3.24tn in 2021, with the import value exceeding export value by N2.23tn, findings have revealed. Despite interventions by the Federal...

Fed Govt Bars 10 Firms, Grants Three-year Tax Relief To 33 Companies   The Federal Government approved the application of 33 companies seeking pioneer status under the Industrial Development Income Tax Act in 2021. This was contained in the quarterly PSI reports...

N157bn Released To Fund Second Niger Bridge – Ahmed   The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has disclosed that the federal government has so far released N157bn for the Second Niger Bridge project. The minister disclosed this...

Two million People’ll Start Receiving N20bn Monthly From June, Says FG   Two million people will start receiving about N20bn from June this year as basic cash transfers and conditional cash transfers under the National Cash Transfer Programme, the Federal Government...

FG Raked In N1.25bn IGR In 2021   The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, has said the deployment of Treasury Revenue Directors to 10 Federal Government Owned Enterprises (FGOEs) is yielding results as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) has...

Mutilated Notes: CBN Expresses Concern, Imposes Heavy Sanctions   The Central Bank of Nigeria has expressed concern over the increasing amount of mutilated banknotes deposited with the apex bank by Deposit Money Banks. To this end, the CBN has warned banks to...