Report Says New Withholding Tax Regime Excludes Insurance Premiums, Lotteries, Others   The Federal Government has listed insurance premiums, winnings from lotteries and reality shows among transactions exempted from the new withholding tax regime. This is according to the Deduction at Source (withholding) Regulations 2024 signed by...

2024 Budget: FG Allocated N732bn For Empowerment, Higher Than Health Projects Allocation   Tracka, BudgIT’s service delivery promotion platform, which allows citizens to collaborate, track, and give feedback on public projects in their communities, has discovered N732.5 billion worth of empowerment projects in the 2024 federal...

FG Suspends Tax on Maize, Rice, Other Essential Food Commodities The federal government has announced that certain essential food commodities imported via land and sea borders will no longer incur charges, levies, or taxes. This declaration was made by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security,...

GenCos, DisCos, Others Exempted from Withholding Tax The federal government has categorised all electricity companies, including the Generation and Distribution Companies (GenCos and DisCos), as those exempted from the payment of Withholding Tax in the country. This was contained in the new Withholding Tax regulation document...

Nigeria’s Money Supply Nears N100trn in May Nigeria’s money supply (M3) has surged to nearly N100 trillion, hitting a new peak of N99.24 trillion in May 2024. The latest money and credit statistics data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reveals a month-on-month (M-o-M) increase...

External Reserves Soars to $34 billion Nigeria’s external reserve hit a new milestone in June, rising to $34.07 billion, the highest level since March 2024. This information comes from the Central Bank’s external reserve position as of June 26, 2024. Last week, the external reserve reached...