Tax Forms 70% Of FAAC Allocations — FIRS Boss       The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Alhaji Muhammad Mamman Nami, has said 60 to 70 percent of the funds shared monthly by the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FACC) among the three tiers...

Forex: ABCON Bans Street Hawking, Moves To Cut Rate       The Association of Bureau De Change Operators has said it will commence what it called ‘Operation No Street Trading’ to stop the hawking of foreign exchange by BDC operators. The President, ABCON, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, said this...

Oil Hits $71 On Rising Demand Hopes In US, China       Oil prices were higher on Wednesday as negotiations over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action continued to falter, and as a rebound in oil demand in China, the United States and Europe threatened to outpace...

N796bn Investors’ Losses In May Extends Into June       Insecurity in the country and other macroeconomic challenges, coupled with uncertainty in the global economy, may continue to take a toll on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), as investors, having lost N796 billion in May, might experience...

FG Okays N14.8bn Workers’ Insurance Cover, COVID-19 Oxygen Plants         The Federal Executive Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the disbursement of N9.2bn as premium for insurance companies who will manage group life insurance coverage for federal civil servants. The Minister of Information and...

Oil Industry’s Upstream Spending Dropped By 30% In 2020 - Barkindo       Meanwhile, the Secretary General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Dr. Sanusi Barkindo, has said that the cartel’s latest assessment shows that capital investments in the upstream of the oil and gas...