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UBA Donates N500m To Lagos State Security Trust Fund

…pledges more support United Bank for Africa (UBA), through UBA Foundation, its corporate social responsibility arm, has donated the sum of N500 million to the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), as part of its continued commitment to secure the environment for individuals and businesses. The N500 million cheque was presented to the Lagos State...
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Eno Pledges Realization Of Deep Seaport Project Soon

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has expressed the readiness of his administration to place priority on the Deep Sea project inherited from previous administrations but stated that it is impossible for any state government to execute such huge project on its own. The governor stated this during inter-ministerial briefing ongoing at the Banquet...
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NASS Urged To Save Nigerians From Extortion By Discos

The National Assembly has been enjoined to invoke its powers of oversight functions and organise a public hearing in Lagos to save thousands of residents from extortion by electricity distribution companies (DisCos) through the prepaid metering system. In a press statement issued in Lagos yesterday by Africa Anti-Slavery Coalition (AASLAC) and signed by its Convener,...
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World Bank Approves $500m Loan For Nigeria’s Road Infrastructure

The World Bank has approved $500 million in concessional financing for the Rural Access Agricultural Marketing Project-Scale Up (RAAMP-SU), aimed at improving Nigeria’s rural road infrastructure. In a statement, the World Bank said this financing, alongside an additional $100 million contribution from the Nigerian government, will help address the pressing infrastructure challenges faced by rural...
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Tax Reform Bills Will End Multiple Taxation

A Financial Expert, Babatunde Salami, has expressed optimism that the new tax reform bills of the Federal Government would go a long way in solving the perennial problem of multiple taxation According to him, the reform, if accorded wider stakeholder engagement and grey areas of concern addressed, would increase the tax net and base in...
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