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...

Food Prices: Roots and Tubers To The Rescue By Salisu Na'inna Dambatta         The other day the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) while reporting the current inflation rate, indicated that despite the huge effort to boost productivity in the agriculture sector, the prices of food appreciated and...

How We’re Tackling Recession – Fed Govt         The Federal Government on Monday explained some of the measures being adopted to help get the country out of its current economic recession. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, outlined these measures while speaking at the...

Nigeria’s Economy On Track Despite Recession – FG         The Federal Government has said that Nigeria's economy is still on track despite another recession the country entered into last Saturday. Finance, Budget and National Planning Minister, Mrs Zainab Ahmed stated this at the start of the 26th...

Border Closure Boosts Rice Sufficiency, Manufacturing - FG       The Federal Government on Thursday said the closure of Nigeria’s land borders was good for the economy as the country was now close to attaining self sufficiency in rice production. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab...

Three Bank Chiefs Quit NESG Over Criticism Of CBN Policies       The three chief executive officers of banks who are members of the board of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) may have pulled out yesterday over the group’s criticism of some policies of the Central...