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FG Begins Review of Tax Policy

The Federal Government has inaugurated a committee on the review an update of the national tax policy document as part of efforts to increase the non-oil revenue in the country. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Abuja, Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun said the review...

ICT Has Potential To Increase GDP- Shittu

Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu says the Information and Communications Technology(ICT) Sector has the potential to increase the country's Gross Domestic Products (GDP). Shittu stated this in Lagos at the Second Edition of the 2016 Information Communication Technology and Telecommunication Exhibition and Conference (ICTEL) with...

2016 Budget: FG Loses N1.06 Trillion in Deficit

The expected revenue of the federal government to finance the 2016 budget fell short by N1.064 trillion as at June 2016. This was made known in the 2017 to 2019 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy presented to the public at a Stakeholders Consultative Forum...

Forex Restrictions Adversely Affected Economy, FG Laments

The Federal Government has lamented that the foreign exchange restrictions by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the first half of this year adversely affected the economy. Minister of Budget and National Planning Udoma Udo Udoma, who spoke at the stakeholders’ consultative forum on the 2017-...

Experts Urge More Spending as FG says Economy in Recession

The Federal Government has said the country’s economy was technically in a recession. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, who appeared before the Senate, said the current indices in the country had shown that there was an economic downturn. A recession is defined as a significant...

The Growing Insurance Fraud In Nigerian

The Nigerian insurance sector is said to be faltering due to lack of attention and development of the sector. The sector is said to be contributing a meagre 0.4 percent to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) even though economists believe the GDP can make up...