Subsidy Removal and Palliative Measures: The State of the States By Juliet Agoyi Palliatives or palliative measures have been on the lips of most Nigerians for months now. In fact, the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu can be described as that of palliatives or the...

PenCom Bans Charges On Micro Pension       To avert depletion of the micro pension fund, the National Pension Commission (PenCom) has mandated Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) with the fund below N5 million to stop paying fee charges. PenCom Head, Surveillance Department, Ehimeme Ohioma made this known in...

Fed Govt Urges MDAs To Attract Foreign Investments       The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has said it is important for government agencies to be committed to the pursuit of the earmarked 40 deliverables. She stated that attainment of these deliverables would guarantee...

Reps Plan to Prevent NCC, NPA, NIMASA from spending revenue The House of Representatives is moving to prevent some ministries, departments and agencies from further spending and diverting the revenue they generate, especially the Nigerian Ports Authority, the Nigerian Communications Commission and the Nigerian Maritime...

MDAs Failed To Account For N1.2trn – FRC       The Fiscal Responsibility Commission has said ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government are withholding about N1.2trn. The commission said this is according to audit reports of some MDAs and unaudited accounts of others. The FRC also said...

CITN Decries Corruption In Tax Administration In Nigeria       The Charted Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, CITN, has attributed the low tax culture among taxable adults and businesses in Nigeria to lack of accountability and transparency in the expenditure of tax money by tiers of government. Making...