Power Firms Owe Banks N820bn Amid Sector's Lingering Problems     The debt owed to Nigerian banks by operators in the power sector rose by 11.85 per cent in one year to N819.97bn in August this year amid the lingering problems plaguing the sector since it was...

FG Says New Taxes, Tariffs May Be Imposed Soon     The Federal Government has indicated the possibility of introducing new taxes, tariffs and levies as part of measures to shore up its revenue. This is just as the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has...

Customs Grants Over N1.4trn Waivers In Three Years   The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), granted over N1.4trillion as waivers on imported goods in the last three years. Import duty waivers, concessions and exemptions are used by the governments across the globe to protect local industries, boost the...

Reps Invite Adebayo, Malami, FIRS As Controversy Emerges Over Tax Holidays   The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has invited the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investments, Niyi Adebayo; Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN); and the Federal Inland...

COVID-19 To Cut N17trn From Global GDP - W/Bank   This generation of students now risks losing $17 trillion in lifetime earnings in present value, or about 14 per cent of today’s global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), as a result of COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures, a...

In Nine Months, Nigeria Imports N143bn Solid Minerals   Nigeria imported solid minerals worth N143.1bn from January to September this year, according to data collated from the National Bureau of Statistics. The NBS data also show that the country exported N42.5bn solid minerals in the nine-month period,...