Strikes hit France over President Marcon’s pension reforms
President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced his intention to proceed with a controversial pension reform, prompting hundreds of thousands of citizens to plan demonstrations and strikes on Thursday. Since January,…
CITN rewards students to promote tax culture
The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria has recognized and rewarded students who excelled in a quiz competition organised to promote tax culture among youths and increase government revenue. The…
FEC approves N454bn for rail transport, others
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a sum of N453.90bn for the purchase of rolling stock, operation, and maintenance equipment for the Kano-Maradi standard gauge rail line, which is…
TEF’s entrepreneurs generates $2.3bn since 2015
The Tony Elumelu Foundation has trained and provided support to African entrepreneurs, who have collectively earned $2.3 billion in revenue since 2015. According to The Punch, the information was shared…
Naira redesign: Emefiele apologies for failed cashless policy
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has apologized for the failed electronic banking transactions which many Nigerians have been subjected to in recent months.…
US drivers to sue GM over faulty vehicle transmission
A federal judge in Detroit, United States has approved a class-action lawsuit brought by drivers in 26 states against General Motors, claiming the auto giant made defective transmissions for around…
More banks will collapse in two years, Man Group CEO predicts
The CEO of hedge fund Man Group, Luke Ellis, has warned that the banking turmoil sparked by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is not over and that a significant…
WTO’s opens applications for 2024 Young Professionals Programme
The World Trade Organisation has on Tuesday announced the opening of applications into its 2024 Young Professionals Programme. According to WTO, YPP "aims at providing young professionals with an opportunity…
Natural gas will boost Nigeria, Africa’s economy – IGU
The International Gas Union has urged Nigeria and other gas-rich African nations to adopt indigenous natural gas production to boost Nigeria and Africa’s economy. This recommendation was given by the…
FG waives 5% excise duty on telecom services
The Federal Government has announced that telecom services will no longer be subject to the Finance Bill 2022's 5% excise charge requirement. Nairametrics reported that the government claimed that the…
FG to meet aviation stakeholders on Thursday
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, will be meeting with aviation stakeholders in Abuja on Thursday, continuing the tradition of regular engagements with major players in the aviation industry since…
IWD: Kuda plans month-long events for female professionals
Kuda Microfinance Bank has announced plans to organise a sequence of events lasting a month for female professionals, aimed at commemorating this year's International Women's Day. The objective is to…
