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Increase sweetened beverage tax to reduce sugar consumption, expert tells FG

Public health expert, Dr. Francis Fagbule has urged the Nigerian government to raise the 2021 sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) tax considerably in order to reduce habitual use and address growing health problems. This was disclosed Fagbule on Thursday, according to Arise News. He emphasized the urgent necessity for this action due to the serious health risks […]

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Free trade zones can generate over N11tn – Experts

Experts say that the country’s Free Trade Zones have the potential to contribute more than N11.11 trillion in remittances to the Federation Account. The Director of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, Muda Yusuf stated that the free zones could outperform the record they had reported, according to The Punch. He said that […]