Monthly Archives: January 2018

FG warns Obasanjo, don’t distract Buhari

Buhari The federal government has described talks about 2019 election as a distraction. The government said this in response to the scorching criticism of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. In a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, Obasanjo asked the president not to overstretch the tolerance of Nigerians by seeking reelection. He also …

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NAICOM mulls fresh capital base for insurance coys this year

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) is considering a fresh round of recapitalization for insurance companies and may likely roll out new recapitalization requirements this year. Our correspondent gathered from reliable sources that the commission, through the likely upward review of capital bases for all categories of insurance  companies, seeks to …

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FIRS records N4tr tax revenue collection in 2017 – Fowler

FIRS Chairman, Mr Babatunde Fowler. The Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Babatunde Fowler, on Monday said that the agency achieved N4 trillion as tax revenue collection in 2017. Fowler said this at the FIRS 2018 Management and Stakeholders in Lagos with theme, “Optimizing Tax Administration with Parliamentary …

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