Budget 2021: Buhari Transmits Finance Bill 2020 To N'Assembly         President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday transmitted the Finance Bill 2020 to the National Assembly for consideration and passage into law. In a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and which was read on...

Fed Govt Waives N1.3trn In Import Duty, VAT         The Federal Government yesterday, said it has waived import duty and Value Added Tax, VAT, valued at about N1.3 trillion in addition to other incentives in nine years to 2019. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning,...

Fed Govt Plans One Million Gas-fired Vehicles By 2021       The Federal Government on Sunday announced that President Muhammadu Buhari, will roll out the National Gas Expansion Programme on Tuesday. It stated that based on this, one million vehicles would be converted to run on autogas before...

Fed Govt Can No Longer Bear Electricity Tariff Shortfalls – Buhari         President Muhammadu Buhari, has said the tariff shortfalls in the power sector being borne by the Federal Government are no longer sustainable. Buhari said this on Thursday at the inauguration of Eko Electricity Distribution Company’s...

ASUU naying IPPIS: Scuttling The Public Sector Financial Reform? By Salisu Na'inna Dambatta       It is part of the public record in Nigeria that a team was appointed by the Administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo to look into the accounts of the rested Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF),...

Reps Agree With Senate, Approve N148bn Refund To Five States         The House of Representatives has approved the request of President Muhammadu Buhari, to refund a total sum of N148.14bn to five states. The approval, which was given by the House at the plenary on Wednesday, was...