The Nigeria LNG Limited says it has paid over $7bn as taxes and issued more than $15bn as dividend to the Federal Government since it started operations. NLNG’s Managing Director, Tony Attah, who disclosed this recently in Abuja, also stated that the company had the target of expanding its LNG...
The Honourable Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has unveiled a transformative new rates regime for services rendered by the Ministry’s departments and agencies, marking a significant step in the ongoing efforts by the present administration to enhance the sector's economic consolidation and international competitiveness. Dr Alake made...
The Finance Bill 2019, when signed into law, will ensure that small businesses with turnover less than N25m will be exempted from Companies Income Tax. Currently, all companies are expected to pay the Federal Government 30 per cent of their profit as Companies Income Tax. However, the Minister of Finance, Budget...
Despite the directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria to merchants to stop the deduction of additional N50 on Point of Sales transactions, some outlets have yet to comply with the directive. Our correspondent who monitored the rate of compliance with the directive observed that many of the filling stations...
The Central Bank of Nigeria has warned operators against paying recipients of diaspora remittances in local currency. It warned that violators could lose their operational licences if they failed to comply with its guidelines on remittances. The CBN said this in a circular to International Money Transfer Operators and Payment Service...
Peak electricity generation on the national grid dropped by 292.4 megawatts between Monday and Tuesday, latest industry figures from the Federal Ministry of Power showed. It was also gathered on Wednesday that a fault involving an underground cable connecting 60MVA 132/33kV T3 and its grounding transformer in Kakuri power transmission...
Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, says the company has approved a 50 per cent salary increment for staff across board. Rabiu made the disclosure in an internal memo signed on Sunday in Lagos by Mr Mohammed Wali, BUA’s Head of Human Resources. The memo quoted BUA chairman as saying...
Telecommunications operators in the country have insisted that the voicemail service on mobile telephone lines does not require policy or regulatory intervention from the Federal Government or its agencies. The assertion by the telcos, under the aegis of Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria, followed an order issued by...
Dangote Industries Ltd. plans to ensure that Nigeria becomes self-sufficient in cement, agriculture, mining and petroleum products. The Regional Sales Director, Southeast Dangote Cement, Dr Abayomi Shittu stated this in Enugu on Thursday during Dangote Special Day at the on-going 34th Enugu International Trade Fair. Dangote Industries Ltd. is into cement,...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. assures the public that there is no imminent increase in the cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol. NNPC Ltd. urges Nigerians to disregard unfounded rumours and assures them that there are no plans for an upward review of the...