Minister Archives — Page 166 of 166

September 28, 2016 No Responses

Senate probes four banks over alleged MTN’s transfer of $13.9B

The Senate has directed its Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions to investigate the alleged illegal repatriation of $13.9 billion to South Africa by MTN through its bankers between 2006 and 2016. The probe is also expected...

September 23, 2016 No Responses

FIRS targets N5.2b from new taxpayers

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is to generate not less than N5.2 Billion from 10 million new taxpayers in 2017. According to the Executive Chairman of FIRS, Babatunde Fowler, about 700,000 firms that have never paid taxes are to...

September 22, 2016 No Responses

‘Reshuffle your cabinet now’

As Nigeria’s economic crisis continue unabated, some Senators have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to reshuffle his cabinet. Specifically, the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has advised President Buhari to redeploy the Minister of Finan...

September 20, 2016 No Responses

Kachikwu, Adeosun, others list way out for Nigeria’s economy

(NAN) The Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, has identified seven key implementation strategies to boost the petroleum industry and enable export of refined products by 2019. He announced this at the Presidential Quarterly Business Forum between th...

August 31, 2016 No Responses

Delta Speaker holds town hall meeting in Sapele today

The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Monday Igbuya will today (Wednesday), August 31 and Thursday, September 1, 2016 meet with the people of Sapele. Igbuya will start his strings of meeting on Wednesday in Ugboren, Okuovu and Edegbrode. He ...