N58.47 trillion budget passes second reading at House of Reps
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah The N58.47 trillion appropriation bill has passed the second reading at the…
‘They want to reap where they didn’t sow’: Nigerians threaten boycott as PayPal returns after 21-year hiatus
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah The recent return of payment gateway, PayPal, into the country following a…
Tax laws not altered; any document outside certified versions should be disregarded, says Akpabio
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, says Nigeria’s tax laws were not altered, dismissing…
Customs exceeded revenue target, made N7.281 trillion in 2025, says CG
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah The Nigeria Customs Service has exceeded its approved 2025 revenue target, generating…
CBN plans policy to sanitise debit card issuance, reduce ATM congestion, downtime, cash shortages
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in a move aimed at addressing…
Lagos remains epicentre of digital payment fraud as cases dropped by 51% to N25.85 billion in 2025, says NIBSS
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah Digital payment fraud in Nigeria decreased by 51 per cent to N25.85…
Commercial, merchant banks’ loans fell to 14-month low of N52.656 trillion in June 2025 – CBN
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says loans provided by commercial and…
Nigerians carried out 7.72 billion POS transactions totalling N147.2 trillion in first half of 2025
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah Withdrawals from commercial banks’ Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) increased by 196 per…
Nigeria’s non-oil exports hit all-time high of $6.1 billion in 2025
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah Nigeria’s non-oil exports rose to an all-time high of $6.1 billion in…
Inflation rate reviewed upward in 2025 following fresh CPI rebasing
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah Nigeria’s inflation rate for all the months in 2025 has been reviewed…
Nigeria’s inflation rate eases to 15.15% in December 2025 following ‘methodological review’ – NBS
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased…
FG projects economy to grow by 4.68% in 2026, as NESG foresees 5.5% GDP growth, 16% inflation rate
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah The Federal Government says the economy is projected to grow by 4.68…
Banks begin charging 7.5% VAT on mobile bank transfers, USSD transactions, others from January 19
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah Banks and other financial institutions will begin charging 7.5 per cent Value-Added…
Tax system devoid of clear public benefits isn’t reform but extortion, Obi says
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has again urged the Federal Government to…
NBS predicts artificial spike in Nigeria’s December 2025 inflation rate
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has projected a temporary “artificial spike”…
FG earmarks N100 billion in 2026 budget for settlement of debts owed local contractors
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah The Federal Government has earmarked N100 billion in the 2026 budget for…
Monthly mobile data usage rose by 140% within three years, says NCC
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) reports that monthly mobile data usage increased…
You can’t tax your way out of poverty, Peter Obi tells Tinubu’s govt
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has…
EXCLUSIVE: As 2026 arrives, 33 states, FCT yet to domesticate new tax laws
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah With the arrival of 2026, the year of the commencement of the…
Banks to deduct N50 Stamp Duty charge on every N10,000 and above e-transfer from January 1
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah Following the commencement of provisions of the new Tax Acts, Nigerian banks…