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The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has disclosed why it developed a portal called Deposit Money Banks (DMBs). It said this was done as part of efforts to provide information of corporate customers’ transactions above ₦10 million and individuals above ₦5 million and this initiative was awarded the International Standard Organization …

Key labour unions in Nigeria met on Tuesday in Abuja where they outlined the conditions the Federal Government must meet before it would be allowed to stop subsidising Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. Officials of the Trade Union Congress, Nigeria Labour Congress, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association …

In what appears to be a victory for state governors who are against Direct Primaries and supported by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Senate has removed the contentious clause 84 from the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The Clause which imposes Direct Primaries on Political Parties was expunged at Wednesday’s Plenary after …

The president, Trade Union Congress, Mr Quadri Olaleye has said that the federal government in the last 10 years wasted about $9.5billion for turnaround maintenance of the moribund refineries. Quadri disclosed this in Abuja, yesterday, at the inauguration of Board of Trustees (BoT) and the new National Executive Committee (NEC) …

  Pinnick (middle) with Olajide (right), Onyemelukwe (left), Adeniba (second left) and Omoigui (second right) In the wake of incidences of blatant ambush marketing and intentional deceptive advertising by some businesses, targeted at illegitimately identifying with the Super Eagles and the team’s campaign at the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations …

According to a study conducted by Boston Consulting Group and All On, a Shell-funded impact investment company, Nigeria’s off-grid solar market is among the fastest growing in Africa, increasing at a 22% average annual rate over the last five years. However, the report stated that the country had underperformed its …

A bottled water hawker, Ekuma Jeremiah, has explained why he gave out money to some inmates stuck in traffic in the Ajah area of Lagos state. Video of Jeremiah carrying a crate of bottled water on his head while giving out some of the money he had made to some …

Recruitment: Police extend online registration by 10 days The Nigeria Police Force has extended the online registration in the ongoing 2021 recruitment exercise for interested and eligible Nigerians into the service of the Force as Police Constables. The new deadline for the registration on the portal is now Saturday, January …

Oil prices continued their surge yesterday, hitting a two-month high amid projections that lack of production capacity and limited investment in the sector could lift crude between $90 and $100 a barrel this year. Specifically, tight supply and easing concerns about the potential hit to demand from the Omicron combined …

The leadership of the Organized Labour in Enugu State has expressed gratitude to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for the special attention his administration has paid to the welfare of the workers, declaring that civil servants are the greatest beneficiaries of good governance in the state. Speaking during the annual workers’ prayer …