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Tax reform bill will reshape economy – CITN

03.05.2025
The President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, Mr Samuel Agbeluyi, has said that the recently drafted tax reform bill, now awaiting final assent from the National Assembly, has the power to transform Nigeria’s economic trajectory and reduce the nation’s over-reliance on volatile oil revenues. Agbeluyi said this at the Pre-Conference Presidential Chat...
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Fidelity Bank’s gross earnings hit N315bn

03.05.2025
Fidelity Bank Plc has recorded gross earnings of N315.4bn for the first quarter ended 31 March 2025, representing a 64.2 per cent increase from the N192.1bn reported in the corresponding period in 2024. According to the bank’s unaudited financial statements filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited, the impressive performance was driven by significant growth in...
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ICSAN, SEC advocate mandatory CSR compliance for companies

03.05.2025
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria and the Securities and Exchange Commission have called for the mandatory implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility by Nigerian businesses to improve corporate governance, promote sustainability, and contribute to the development of the Nigerian economy. In her address at the ICSAN National Conference held in Lagos recently,...
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CBN raises N804bn at open market auction

03.05.2025
The Central Bank of Nigeria has raised a total of N804.85bn at its Open Market Operations auction conducted on Monday, April 29, 2025, as investors continued to chase high-yield securities amid excess liquidity and elevated inflation expectations. Total subscriptions at the auction stood at N1.057tn, representing an oversubscription of 111 per cent. Although strong, it...
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ACCI advocates social justice, decent work

03.05.2025
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called on the government, businesses, and civil society to unite in promoting policies that guarantee decent employment, protect workers’ rights, and foster equitable growth across all sectors of the economy. In a message released to commemorate the 2025 International Workers’ Day, the chamber said that social justice...
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ABC Transport suffers N116m FX loss

03.05.2025
ABC Transport Plc reported a foreign exchange loss of N116.4m in the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, despite returning to profitability during the period under review. According to the company’s unaudited financial statement filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited, the group posted a profit after tax of N223.2m, a strong rebound from the loss...
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Electricity subsidy spending balloons to N762bn

02.05.2025
Electricity subsidy has increased to about N762bn in the first four months of 2025. Figures from various reports of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission showed that the subsidy on power was approximately N178bn in January. It rose to N194bn in February, N192bn in March, and N194bn in April. The Federal Government is therefore going to...
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Agro-processing sector requires $538m investments annually – LCCI

02.05.2025
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Agricultural and Allied Group has projected that increasing nationwide agro-processing capacity would require a continuous investment of $538m yearly for at least a decade. In separate phone interviews with The PUNCH, agriculture stakeholders urged the Federal Government to scale up agro-processing investment across the 36 states and the...
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Pharma production may drop without infrastructure, stakeholders warn

02.05.2025
Stakeholders have warned that the recently implemented two-year import duty and Value Added Tax waiver on pharmaceutical raw materials may underperform if the Federal Government does not address deeper systemic challenges in infrastructure and personnel. In separate phone interviews, pharmaceutical manufacturing stakeholders told The PUNCH that while the tax waiver is a major step in...
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