FG Loses 50% Vehicle Import Duty, Levies To Smugglers – Report         The federal government is losing billions of naira in duties payable on imported vehicles as 50 per cent of such vehicles in Nigeria reportedly come in illegally through closed borders, it has been revealed. An...

NIP Transactions Hit N20trn In May - NIBSS       Nigerians transacted over N20tn instant payment transactions in May according to the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System. Transaction in May was 0.15 per cent higher than for April. Instant payment transactions in May also showed a spending recovery from...

NLNG Records $110bn Revenue       The Nigerian Liquidfied Natural Gas (NLNG) yesterday said its revenue generation since 1999 has exceeded $110 billion. Its Managing Director, Mr. Tony Attah made this known at the press conference in Abuja, where he announced the firm’s Sales and Purchase Agreements (SPAs)...

Tomato Import Gulped N16bn In Two Years – NSPRI       The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) has disclosed that between 2018 and 2020 Nigeria imported a total of 105,000 metric tonnes of tomato valued at over N16 billion to bridge the deficit gap between supply...

Senate Passes Bill To Bar NIPOST From Tax Collection       The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to effectively restrict Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) to only postal operations in the country. The Nigerian Postal Service (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2021, also unbundled the agency by creating a...

Equities Rebound With N102bn Gain       Nigerian equities rode on the back of renewed bargain-hunting to a significant rebound yesterday, rounding up N102 billion in net capital gains. Benchmark indices at the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited showed average return of 0.50 per cent yesterday, representing net capital...