Photo Caption: From Left: Deputy National President, Transports Logisties, NAGAFF, Rev. Emmanuel Agubanze; Director Management Systems Certification, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON),  Engr. (Mrs.) Oluremi Ayeni; Representative of the DG, SON/Director, Legal Service, SON, Barr. Umar Kawu; Lead Speaker, Barr. Ubong Akpan and Director of Compliance SON, Engr. Bede Obayi, during the SON One-day Workshop/Sensitisation Forum on Federal Government’s Ease of doing …

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President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-graft war has suffered a massive setback with the suspension of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) from the Egmont Group, TheCable can report. And if Nigeria fails to comply with the group’s demands for a legal framework granting autonomy to the NFIU by January 2018, the country will be expelled from the global body which provides …

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The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is projecting N1.8 trillion Value Added Tax (VAT) collection for the 2017 fiscal year. FIRS Executive Chairman Tunde Fowler announced this yesterday in his 2017 budget presentation… before the Senate Committee on Finance. The FIRS boss told the committee that the budget focused on capacity to increase VAT and other non-oil revenue. Advertisement He …

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The Central Bank of Nigeria has extended guarantees to Skye Bank Plc for another year, while it considers the bank’s recapitalisation proposal, the mid-tier lender has said. The CBN had last year shored up Skye Bank with N100bn capital injection, after sacking its top management for failing to meet minimum capital requirements. The central bank then appointed a new management …

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A suit seeking an order of the Federal High Court in Abuja compelling the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to appoint a medical panel to determine the health status of ailing President Muhammadu Buhari, has been assigned to Justice Abdukadir Abdu-Kafarati. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/508/2017, was filed by a United States of America-based Nigerian, Mr. Toyin Dawodu, on June 28. …

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Journalists have been invited to apply for the coverage of an entrepreneurship conference. The all expenses travel fellowship is available is available for working journalists who would participate skillfully. Facilitated by the Tony Elumelu Foundation, a nonprofit organization working to promote entrepreneurship in Africa, the organization shall host the Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum from October 13 to 15 in Lagos, …

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Life Anchor Ministry International (LAMI), Lagos-Nigeria will celebrate her third year anniversary Monday 24th – Sunday 30th  July 2017, the church has announced. In a release made available to nationalwire.com.ng by the Church’s Publicity Secretary, Melody Akinjiyan, Senior Pastor of the Church, Pst. Mojibayo Akinjiyan describes the upcoming event as an opportunity to appreciate God for His faithfulness over the …

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Photo Caption: From Left: Mr. Babalola Obilana, Executive Director, Stanbic IBTC Asset Management; Mrs. Bunmi Dayo-Olagunju, Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Asset Management; Haruna Jalo-Waziri, Executive Director, Capital Market Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Mrs. Ifeoma Esiri, Acting Chairman, Stanbic IBTC Asset Management; Mr. Shuaib Audu, Executive Director, Stanbic IBTC Asset Management; Mrs. Titi Ogungbesan, Chief Executive,Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers and Mr. Tony Ibeziako, Head, Domestic …

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Photo Caption: From Left:  Ajibola Disu, Cards/E-banking; Ecobank; Omaghomi Oti, Channel Manager, Mobile Banking, Consumer Distribution, Ecobank; Seun Atte,  Assistant Manager, Business Development Unit, National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC); Susie Onwuka, Acting Head, Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Lagos office; Adeyinka Shorungbe, Head, Digital Banking, Consumer Distribution,  Ecobank; Elohor Omologe, Relationship Manager, Personal Banking, Ecobank and Olayinka Iyinolakan, Consumer Marketing, Ecobank, …

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The ministry of finance has released another tranche of Paris Club loan refund to two states. Although the ministry is yet to release full details regarding the funds, it was learnt that Ekiti state got N4.772 billion while Abia got N5.715 billion. The refund is as a result of over-deductions from statutory financial allocations to the 36 states between 1995 …

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