Experts fault new FIRS tax collection model
Tax experts have faulted the recent decision by the Federal Inland Revenue Service to collect taxes from taxpayers before a self-assessment is filed. The FIRS had requested for the payment of taxes in...
View ArticleAnalyst sees tactical sell signal from NYSE data
Even as United States blue chip stocks hit a record high on Tuesday, a Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst cautioned that a sell-signal might be forming that might spoil the party, if only briefly,...
View ArticleSanusi refutes Ezekwesili’s claim on $67bn squandered reserves
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi on Tuesday said the country never had $67bn in foreign reserves as claimed by former Minister of Education, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili. He said during...
View ArticleEurobond yields drop most in nine months
Eurobond yields fell the most in almost nine months after reports showed the economy accelerated in the fourth quarter and foreign-currency reserves rose. Yields on the $500m of debt due January 2021...
View ArticleZenith Bank may list on LSE this month
Zenith Bank Plc expects the British authorities to approve later this month its plan to list up to $850m shares on the London Stock Exchange as global depository receipts. Reuters quoted a banker close...
View ArticleMy mother sold akara to train me –Emeka Ike
Beyond revisiting old wounds in the Actors Guild of Nigeria, controversial actor, Emeka Ike, reflects on his life, writes CHUX OHAI Nollywood actor and factional president of the Actors’ Guild of...
View ArticleTop photo artists for Nigeria Expo
Lagos-based eloPhotos Academy has set the stage for the Nigeria Photography Expo and Conference holding between April 29 and May 2. The Agidingbi, Ikeja-based institution was founded in 2006 by...
View ArticleEmem Ema unveils new studio
Stylish singer, Emem Ema, drew many dignitaries and celebrities to Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi on Saturday when her outfit, One Management, opened a new audio and video recording studio called The Cave. The...
View ArticleMoments with Mo woos guests
As Mo Abudu’s talk show Moments with Mo begins airing on the EbonyLife TV Channel of DStv, its producers are beckoning on people that have stories to tell. They say that the programme has been...
View ArticleTowards an embracing national budget
In a recent write-up, we posited that of all the functions of the Fiscal Responsibilities Commission which flows from the Federal Responsibilities Act 2007, “It is only in the area of payment of...
View ArticleHuge foreign reserves amidst decay misplaced –Tinubu
Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said the Federal Government is operating a voodoo economy. The National Leader of Action Congress of Nigeria said this during a presentation of...
View ArticleControversy surrounds selection of UNIOSUN VC
Controversy appears to be surrounding the selection process for the post of Vice Chancellor, Osun State University, as some of the applicants for the post have faulted the process. Specifically, one of...
View ArticleJonathan promises women better deal
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday felicitated with Nigerian women as they joined others across the world to celebrate the 2013 International Women’s Day on Friday (today). In a statement by his...
View ArticleOil blocks: North advocates probe panel
Pan-northern socio-political organization, Arewa Consultative Forum, has asked the Federal Government to constitute a commission of enquiry to establish the veracity of allegations by the Senate that...
View ArticleJonathan replies Sultan: No amnesty for Boko Haram
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said the Federal Government would not grant amnesty to members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram. Jonathan who spoke at a Town Hall meeting in Damaturu,...
View ArticleINEC leaders corrupt, judiciary partial – Buhari
A former Head of State and Leader of the Congress for Progressive Change, Maj-Gen Muhammadu Buhari, has accused the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission of being deep in...
View ArticleAt FGGC Ipetumodu, parents pay N.62m monthly to teachers
The Parent Teacher Association of the Federal Government Girls’ College, Ipetumodu, Osun State, struggles to keep the school afloat in the face of under-funding, SAMUEL AWOYINFA reports Looking at the...
View ArticleOkorocha, Fashola urge cleanliness in Ladipo Market
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, on Thursday visited Ladipo Market with his Lagos State counterpart, Babatunde Fashola, calling on traders at the market, who were mostly Igbos, to urgently clean...
View ArticleAlaafin, Alake, others shun monarchs’ peace meeting
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, and the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, were on Thursday absent from the peace and conflict resolution meeting held at the Premier Hotel, Ibadan....
View ArticleGospel artiste sues Oyo businesswoman for N30m
Gospel artiste, Funmi Aragbaye, has filed a N30m suit against an Ibadan-based businesswoman, Adetohun Oladeji, a.k.a. For the Mama Ke, over a failed land deal. Aragbaye, in a writ of summons filed at...
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