Executive Directors of the World Bank today selected Ajay Banga as President of the World Bank for a five-year term beginning June 2, 2023. Ajay Banga most recently served as Vice Chairman at General Atlantic. Previously, he was President and CEO of Mastercard, a global organization with nearly 24,000 employees. …
Read More »We Will Change Poor Perception About NSITF- Akabogu
Ololade Omosan-Agie The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Dr Michael Akabogu, has said he will restore dignity at the institution alongside other members of the new management. The MD said this in Abuja on the account that the former management of …
Read More »Africa to Pay Off $100bln Eurobond Debt in 10 Years
African countries will have to repay nearly $100 billion in Eurobonds between 2021 and 2032, according to data published yesterday by the Institute of International Finance (IIF), a Washington-based organization that brings together the world’s central banks and major financial groups. IIF experts explain that this situation is the result of …
Read More »Buhari Directs Strict Compliance with Payment of Tax by Companies
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja directed the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) and related government agencies to plug all revenue leakages by ensuring strict compliance of tax payments by foreign companies operating in Nigeria, urging deployment of more digital platforms and seamless connections. Speaking, virtually, at the First National …
Read More »Nigeria’s Debt Profile Hits N32.2tn
Nigeria has borrowed a total of N32.2 trillion ( $84.57 billion) at the end of September 2020, the Debt Management Office announced on Thursday. The figure implies that the nation’s debt profile rose by N1.19tn between the second and third quarters of 2020. According to a breakdown provided by the …
Read More »Buhari Signs N13.5trn Budget, Tasks Agencies on Revenue Targets
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja issued stern warning to agencies of government saddled with generating revenue generation to work hard to meet their targets. The President issued the warning after he signed the Thirteen-Point- Five- Eight-Eight trillion Naira (N13.588 trillion) 2021 Appropriation Bill and the 2020 Finance Bill into …
Read More »FG Engages CSO to Monitor Implementation of $311m Recovered Fund
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the engagement of a Civil Society Organisation, CSO, for monitoring the implementation of over $311million recovered in February 2020. This is contained in a statement by Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the Attorney-General of the …
Read More »Senate Increases 2021 Budget by N5.05bn, Passes N13.5trn
The Senate Monday passed the sum of N13.5 trillion appropriation bill for 2021 fiscal year. The red chamber made an upward review of the Budget by N5.05 billion from the N13.08 trillion presented by President Muhammadu Buhari in October. The passage of the budget was sequel to the consideration of …
Read More »FAAC Shares N601bn in November
A total of N601.1 billion was shared on Wednesday to the federal, state, local governments and statutory agencies, being the Federation Accounts Allocation for the month of November, 2020. This was announced on after the FAAC meeting for the month of December 2020 held at the Federal Ministry of Finance …
Read More »Nigerian Govt Lacks Records of 3 Years’ Stamp Duties Remittances
The ActionAid, a civil society organisation, has alleged fraud in Nigeria’s tax regime, saying there was no records of stamp duties remittances to the federal government coffers in the past three years. The allegation was contained in a communique issued at the end of a two-day National Tax Summit organised …
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