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THE Thirty six state governors under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors' Forum yesterday rose from a three day-seminar promising that they were prepared to make new tax laws for the purposes of generating more revenue.
The president of Advertisers' Association of Nigeria (ADVAN), Mr. Idorenyen Enang has listed leadership, data compilation, social network platform and relationship building as some of the strategic pursuit of the body to reposition the association in the comity of sectoral groups in marketing communications industry in the years to come.
Citibank's Treasury and Trade Solutions business has been voted the number one Cash management bank globally for the third consecutive year in Euromoney's annual cash management poll.
Intercontinental Bank Plc on Thursday in Jos, Plateau State, gave out two new Toyota Corolla cars and 20 Simba motorcycles to its loyal customers in its on-going 20th anniversary promo draws.
LG Electronics, has raised its Corporate Social Responsibility (SR) with the renovation of an Engineering design Laboratory at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Lagos, Akoka.
Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Egbu, Prof. Emmanuel Iheagwam has said the conviction of a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, was a healthy development for Nigeria.
COMMISSIONER of Police, Abia State , Mr. Jonathan Johnson, has lashed out on officers and men of the command for indiscriminate inspection of particulars and threatened to sack any one found inspecting vehicle particulars on the road without authorization from the police hierarchy, describing such action as illegal.
To further sustain the gains achieved in the nation's banking sector reform, experts have canvassed the need for a review of the financial reporting formats of banks and other financial institutions, adding that it would as well incorporate all activities undertaken by banks.
The drilling of the next well in the latest rash of exploration of Sao Tome and Principe (STP) and Nigeria's joint development zone (JDZ) has gotten underway.
Electricity workers in the country have restated their opposition to a planned action by the Federal Government to inaugurate seperate boards for the successor companies in Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN).
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State and his counterparts in Kwara, Cross River and Imo States Bukola Saraki, Ikedi Ohakim and Liyel Imoke respectively have described Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) as a critical roadmap to national economic recovery, noting that unless attention is shifted from oil-based economy, the low-level funding of local and state government projects in the country ...
Chairman of the Lagos Business School and one-time Presidential aspirant, Professor Pat Okedinachi Utomi, has said that Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA, has totally failed in its mandate to maintain roads in the country.
The National Assembly Anti-Money Laundering and Cyber Security Coalition and Policy Analyses and Research Project (PARP) are collaborating with the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) to review the electronic payment system.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Nigeria chapter has expressed concern over the declining fortunes of the Naira in recent times.
Banks paid 35 percent less for deposit insurance premium in 2008 owing to the new system of deposit insurance pricing introduced by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC).
Skye Bank Plc has taken another bold step towards entrepreneurial development in Nigeria as it supports the Spirit of David, the organisers of Celebrity Takes Two (CT2) show, in putting together a successful programme this year.
FOR MTN Nigeria, one thing it holds so dear to heart in carrying out its customer relations activity is recognition of customers loyalty for sustainability of its business and improvement of quality of service delivery to the customers.
Ghana plans to boost its agriculture sector in 2010 by increasing investments to support local production.
The Honourable Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Remi Babalola, on Thursday advised the three tiers of government to look inwards to generate sustainable resources to meet the minimum requirements and needs of their economies, particularly the infrastructural development.
Reuters Nigeria on Friday renewed three shallow water oil licences jointly operated with ExxonMobil, granting the U.S. energy firm leases of a further 20 years with the option to renew again.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the suspension of two stockbroking firms -Sikon Securities Limited and Gossord Securities Limited for various forms of market infractions.
A FEDERAL High Court sitting in Benin, weekend, discharged and acquitted the Managing Director of an Asaba-based pharmaceutical company, Mr. Demechi Chukwuweike, and his company, Dean Pharma-ceutical Limited, of a two count charge of producing fake drugs.
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has taken the fight against unethical insurance practice to the media appealing to insurance correspondents to help in exposing any act inimical to the ethics of insurance.
Seven months after its commencement no farmer or aggro-allied enterprise is yet to benefit from the N200 billion Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme (CACS) due to official bureaucracy and unresolved technicalities among the parties involved in the management of the scheme.
The microfinance banking system took off with sharp division among members which led to the emergence of two associations namely National Association of Microfinance Banks of Nigeria (NAMFBIN) and Association of Microfinance Bank in Nigeria (AMBN).
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