Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has called for the designation of tax malpractices by Multinational Corporations in Nigeria and other developing countries as ‘foreign corrupt practices’. She made the call at the Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) Conference in New York, which rounded up over the weekend. The PCT is an initiative of the ... Read More »
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UBA Contactless Cards Hit Industry High of Three Million
………Over 10m Debit Card Issued Pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has again demonstrated its superiority in the Nigerian e-Banking space with the issuance of over three million Near Field Communication (NFC) technology enabled contactless cards to its teeming customers. UBA has revolutionised the payments landscape in Nigeria in 2015, with the introduction of ... Read More »
Saidi Balogun, Patience Ozokwor and Harrysong For INDEPENDENT Awards
Saidi Balogun, Patience Ozokwor and Harrysong For INDEPENDENT Awards The INDEPENDENT Newspapers Limited awards is set to take place on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at the Eko Hotel and Suites at 7pm. In keeping with its avowed commitment to promoting the common good and rewarding excellence in the society, the Independent Newspapers Limited, publishers of the Daily INDEPENDENT, Saturday INDEPENDENT ... Read More »
Bolorunpelu Landlords gets relief in court
Incorporated Trustees of Bolorunpelu Landlords and Residents Association of Ibeju –Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State has in Suit No. EPD/6122LMW/18 sued ASSET & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED ( ARM); TOLL SYSTEMS COMPANY LIMITED; CHIEF MUTAIRU OWOEYE & COMPANY LTD; ALHAJI MUTAIRU OWOEYE AND MR. GANIYU OWOEYE (A.K.A GARBA) before the High Court of Lagos State, Epe Judicial Division, Epe, the Community ... Read More »
NIGERIAN BREWERIES DECLARES N33b DIVIDEND FOR 2017
The Board of Directors of Nigerian Breweries Plc has announced its results for the 2017 operating year with a dividend recommendation of N33 billion to its shareholders. The recommendation, which amounts to a total dividend of N4.13 (four Naira thirteen kobo) per share for the 2017 operating year was part of the company’s filing to The Nigerian Stock Exchange on ... Read More »
LAGOS DONATES N365M MOBILE CLINIC FOR CANCER TREATMENT
…Says Facility’ll Give Hope To Patients Of Cancer-Related Diseases The Lagos State Government on Wednesday handed over a Mobile Cancer Centre for the diagnosis and treatment of residents afflicted with cancer-related diseases as well as increase advocacy to prevent the spread of the scourge. State Governor, Mr. Governor Ambode, who spoke while handing over the facility to ... Read More »
LIRS TO COMMENCE AUTOMATED COLLECTION OF CONSUMPTION TAX FROM HOTELS
LIRS TO COMMENCE AUTOMATED COLLECTION OF CONSUMPTION TAX FROM HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND EVENT CENTRES In line with global best practice in the use of technology and automated solutions, the Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has introduced recently an Electronic Revenue Assurance (ERA) System for Hotels, Restaurants, Night Clubs and Event Centres in Lagos State to elicit automatic compliance with the ... Read More »
opinion!H.E, BABATUNDE RAJI FASHOLA, SAN AT MEETING WITH MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA
REMARKS BY H.E, BABATUNDE RAJI FASHOLA, SAN AT MEETING WITH MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (MAN) ON TUESDAY 13TH FEBRUARY 2018 I would like to thank you all for responding to our invitation to discuss the possibility of increasing not only access to power for business, but also improving the quantity and quality of power. For too long, ... Read More »
Mrs Akeredolu advocates gender-friendly policies for women farmers, wins advocacy change champion award
The wife of Ondo State Governor, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu was honoured as the Cluster Advocacy Change Champion at the inauguration of Agric Gender friendly Policy Development Technical Working Group which took place at the Winners Guest House, Akure. The Wife of Ondo State Governor, Arabinrin Akeredolu has affirmed that there are significant inequalities between women and men in many ... Read More »
IVTEC: Gov. Ahmed approves Seventy Percent Scholarship for Kwarans
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved seventy per cent scholarship for indigenes of the State at the International Vocational, Training and Entrepreneurship College (IVTEC), Ajase-Ipo, as the institution commences academic activities on March 1, 2018. Governor Ahmed announced this on Monday during a meeting with the College’s Board of Trustees led by its Chairman, Prof. Abiodun Adimula at ... Read More »