Dangote Cement To Pay N40bn Tax In Q1, 2021       Dangote Cement Plc is expected to pay N40.39 billion in taxation to the nation’s treasury from its operational result in the first quarter of 2021, the company said yesterday. In a statement, the cement manufacturer cited its...

NIPC Grants Tax Relief To 17 Firms       The Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) has granted Pioneer Status Incentive (PSI) to 17 companies with a total capital investment of N99.45 billion in the first quarter of 2021. NIPC’s Head of Incentives Administration Division, Uchenna Okonkwo, who stated...

Lagos Govt Pays 358 Retirees Over N1bn Entitlements       The Director-General, Lagos State Pension Commission, Mr Babalola Obilana, has said the state government paid over N1bn to retirees in April. He disclosed this while delivering a speech at the retirement bond certificates presentation ceremony to the 84th...

LCCI To CBN: Review Policy On Repatriation Of Export Proceeds     It has become imperative for the Central Bank of Nigeria to review its policy on repatriation of export proceeds, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said. Director-General of LCCI, Dr Muda Yusuf, said this...

FIRS Grants Dangote Cement N22.32bn Tax Credit       The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has issued Dangote Cement Plc, tax credit certificates valued at N22.321 billion. The tax credit certificates were for the construction of Apapa-Oworonshoki-Ojota road in Lagos and the Lokoja-Obajana-Kabba road connecting Kogi and Kwara...

Local Airlines Spend N44bn Annually On Overseas Maintenance       Overseas maintenance of aircraft costs scheduled local airlines excess of N44 billion yearly. The capital flight, from a conservative estimate of about 70 operating airplanes, lately soared given the black market exchange rate of close to N500/$1. Stakeholders said...