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NCC, SEC, NASENI bosses, professors, others to discuss business & economic recovery at WES 2024
By Ngozi Onyeakusi--All is set for the annual  WorldStage Economic Summit in Lagos on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 with the participation of top business and public executives which include Dr. Aminu Maida,…
SON Seeks to Reintroduce Amendment Bill to Boost Enforcement PowersÂ
The Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), has declared its intention to reintroduce a bill seeking to amend its establishment Act to further energise its enforcement powers as well as clarify…
WorldStage Economic Summit 2024Â to address business and economic recovery
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---With Nigeria’s economy still struggling to shake off the impacts of serious challenges such as COVID-19, Naira re-denomination, fuel subsidy removal among others, WorldStage Economic Summit has resolved…
AMCON intensifies asset recovery Efforts, enlists international asset tracers
AMCON logo In to recover outstanding debts of nearly N5trillion, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has announced plans to engage international asset tracers to locate and recover assets…
Despite contributing 46% to GDP, MSMEs still lack market access: NESG
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has decried the low level of market access by Nigeria’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) despite contributing about half of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic…
Corruption In Tax Administration: Nigerians Urge Govt To Leverage Technology
… say use of touts in tax collection abetting corruption PRIMORG logo To curb corruption and arbitrariness in tax administration, governments at all levels have been urged to leverage technology and…
FG to forfeit N187bn from the suspension of food import dutiesÂ
Customs logo The Nigerian Customs Service has revealed that the federal government is set to forfeit a total of N187 billion because of the recent federal government’s directive…
SMEs can’t pay N70,000 minimum wage, business owners declare
 Associations and operators of small businesses in Nigeria have declared that Small and Medium Enterprises across the country cannot pay the N70,000 minimum wage that was recently approved by…
Import duty waiver on rice, others begin next week – FGÂ
The guidelines for the suspension of customs duty and taxes on imported food items are to commence next week, the Federal Government announced on Tuesday. In July…
Global Leaders, Stakeholders Commit To Bold Solutions For Africa At ASIS 3.0
L-R; Olapeju Ibekwe, CEO, Sterling One Foundation; Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, Special adviser to the President of Nigeria on Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and Investment; Obafemi Hamzat, Deputy Governor,…