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Ride-hailing: Uber says industry guidelines are inconsistent, unclear, Tax Remittance: LIRS to integrate PID module into TIN, LASAA, COVID-19: Lagos state has recorded no deaths, Lagos State House of Assembly Approves N153 Billion For construction of Lagos Rail Mass Transit., #MSME Fund: Lagos state beneficiaries receive certificates, applaud FG for the initiative

LASAA sanctions firm advertising with mobile strippers at Lekki Toll Gate

August 3, 2019

The Lagos State Signage & Advertisement Agency (LASAA) has sanctioned the advertising firm that was responsible for the advertisement that...

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Why FG postponed Lagos-Ibadan Expressway closure

August 3, 2019

The Federal Government has bowed to pressure from Nigerians by postponing work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway days after it was...

12 states received $15 billion investment in H1 2019 – NIPC

The latest report released by the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission revealed that twelve (12) states in Nigeria received investment worth...

NNPC to extend trade relations with Turkey

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (@NNPCgroup) has stated its desires to extend the trade dealings between Nigeria and the Republic...

FG to establish Infrastructure company for critical investments in projects, Survival Fund: FG changes website due to operational challenges, FG orders Nigerians with bank accounts to fill, submit Self-Certification forms, Buhari orders payment of stranded NDDC scholarship students, commision gives reason for delay, President Buhari Democracy Day speech

We lifted five million Nigerians out of extreme poverty – Buhari

@MBuhari said five million Nigerians have been alleviated from poverty during is tenure. President Buhari's statement comes weeks after it...

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Road reconstruction: Lagos-Ibadan Expressway closure postponed again

The closure of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for reconstruction has been postponed. The road was scheduled for partial closure tomorrow, August 3...

Manufacturing Index shows 11 ‘performing’ businesses in Nigeria

August 1, 2019

The Central Bank of Nigeria has released the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for July 2019 and it shows that...

FG set up task force to recover AMCON's N5 trillion, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria

FG goes after AMCON’s N5trillion debtors, sets up task force on funds recovery

July 31, 2019

A task force, comprising of @officialEFCC, Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), @ICPC_PE, and the Ministries of Justice, has been set-up...

Nigeria lacks ‘financial capacity’ to take advantage of AfCFTA

by Emmanuel Abara Benson

July 30, 2019

The Chief Executive Officer of Economic Associates, Dr Ayo Teriba, has argued that Nigeria and other African countries do not...