Dismiss Reports, VAT Remains 7.5% – Edun Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, on Monday dismissed circulating reports that the Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate has been increased from 7.5% to 10%. In a statement signed by him, the Minister confirmed...

Why 150-day Duty-free Food Importation is yet to Commence The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday, said the suspension of customs duties and taxes on imported food items will be implemented as soon as the service receives the list of beneficiaries from the Ministry of...

Banks’ Deposits With CBN Now N3.42trn - Report The deposits of banks with the Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN) hit a weekly high of N3.42tn at the end of last week. This followed the announcement of the operationalisation of the Standing Deposit Facility asymmetric corridor...

FG Signs N11bn Concession Agreement For Tincan Water System   The Federal Government through the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has handed over the Tincan Island Water System facilities to Sandust Tincan Water Project Limited after it signed a 16-year concession agreement with the firm valued at...

Nigeria's External Debt Servicing Rises To $2.78bn   Nigeria’s debt servicing in the first seven months of this year rose by 53.63 per cent, or $971.47m, to $2.78bn, up from the $1.81bn recorded in the same period in 2023. This was disclosed in the Weekly International Payments...

Electricity Subsidy: Hospitals, Tertiary Institutions May Gulp N188bn   The Federal Government may spend approximately N188.25 billion annually to subsidise electricity supply for about 75 public tertiary hospitals and 300 educational institutions across the country. This follows the Federal Government’s approval of a 50 per cent subsidy...