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Customs agents demand suspension of green tax policy over poor consultation

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents has called on the Federal Government to suspend the implementation of the Green Tax Policy, scheduled to take off from July 1st, 2026, citing inadequate stakeholder engagement by the implementing agency, the Nigeria Customs Service. The association argued that key stakeholders, particularly licensed customs agents and importers, who […]

Oil and Gas

IPMAN urges NNPCL to fast-track refinery deal with Chinese firms

Oil marketers under the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria have urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to fast-track the proposed Technical Equity Partnership with two Chinese companies for the completion and operation of the Warri and Port Harcourt refineries. They expressed concern that the conclusion of the agreement with the Chinese firms is […]

Technology

FG to launch digital education data system DNEMIS July 1

The Federal Ministry of Education will on July 1 officially launch the Digital National Education Management Information System. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, National Project Coordinator, Special Programmes Operations and Implementation Unit, Office of the Minister of Education, Mr Adebayo Onigbanjo, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Monday. Onigbanjo described […]

Policy and Regulations

Lagos orders demolition of illegal structures blocking drainage channels

The Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate demolition of illegal structures obstructing drainage channels and canal rights of way in Agungi, Ajiran and Ikota as part of efforts to tackle persistent flooding in the affected communities. The disclosure was contained in a statement issued by the Lagos State Government via its official Facebook page […]

Opinion

Peter Obi urges investment in education to strengthen human capital

Former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has urged governments at all levels to prioritise investment in education, particularly the training of healthcare professionals, saying no nation can achieve meaningful development without strengthening its human capital. According to Vanguard, Obi made the call at the weekend while addressing the management, staff and students of the […]

Conferences

Onitsha business hangout pushes collaboration for South-East economic growth

The organisers of the Onitsha Business Hangout have said the South-East economy can only achieve sustainable growth through collective progress and collaboration, rather than isolated business competition. Vanguard reported that speaking during a pre-event media briefing, the Convener of the Onitsha Business Hangout, Mr. Ifeanyichukwu Ogbaji, said the fifth edition of the annual entrepreneurship symposium […]

Oil and Gas

FG orders NMDPRA to stop exploitative fuel pricing by marketers

The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority to ensure that petroleum marketers do not exploit Nigerians through excessive pricing under the deregulated downstream market. Vanguard reported that Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, gave the directive on Monday in Abuja while delivering the keynote address […]

News

16-year-old Osasere Okundaye becomes Nigeria’s youngest chartered accountant

At just 16 years old, Osasere Okundaye has shattered a national record by becoming the youngest person in Nigeria to earn a chartered accountancy qualification through the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. Minister of Youth Development Ayodele Olawande celebrated the achievement on Monday, calling it proof of what hard work, discipline, and resilience can […]

Business

BAT to cut 9,000 jobs globally in cost-saving drive

British American Tobacco is cutting approximately 9,000 jobs, which is about one-fifth of its global workforce of 47,000, according to a report by Bloomberg. The move by BAT is part of a sweeping restructuring programme designed to reduce costs and simplify operations, with the tobacco giant targeting £600 million in annual savings by the end […]