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FIRS steps up plan to prevent tax evasion by firms

Daily Dispatch August 22, 2023

All shipping companies operating within Nigeria’s territorial waters have been given December 31st, 2023 deadline by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to settle any outstanding tax returns. The deadline was contained in a public statement issued yesterday and signed by Executive

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Mutfwang launches Jos-Abuja flight route

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2023

Plateau Governor, Caleb Mutfwang inaugurated an Abuja-Jos direct flight on Monday at the Yakubu Gowon Airport Heipang, near Jos in a partnership between the state and ValueJet Airline. Plateau signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ValueJet Airline on Aug. 15 to allow the carrier to expand Jos-Abuja flight services. ValueJet had on Oct. 10, […]

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Fidelity Bank boss advocates measures to curb e-fraud challenges

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2023

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe has called on the Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum, NeFF to come with solutions to the challenges posed by electronic fraud to financial system. According to a report published in Vanguard Newspaper, she made this call in Lagos while speaking at the 3rd quarter general meeting […]

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I became Chairman of UBA, Transcorp without wealthy parents – Tony Elumelu

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2023

Interestingly, the Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu said his remarkable journey toward becoming one of the country’s foremost entrepreneurs was driven by discipline, hard work, and sacrifices, rather than an affluent background. In a Facebook post on a Sunday, Elumelu shared his life experiences and the core principles that have shaped his trajectory,

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Breaking: How Dangote siphoned $3.4 billion through CBN to abroad claiming to fund companies that are non-existent – Report

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2023

The petition accused Dangote of grossly violating the Forex Guidelines of the CBN for years. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received a petition against Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote over $3.4 billion allegedly siphoned through the Central Bank of Nigeria. The petition exclusively obtained by POLITICS NIGERIA was attached to a letter addressed to […]

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ASIS 2023: African Development Community Gathers in Lagos to Discuss 7-Year Plan for Accelerated Development in Africa

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2023

Key players from the government, the diplomatic community, civil society, and the public and private sectors recently gathered in Lagos for the two-day Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS), co-convened by Sterling One Foundation and the United Nations, Nigeria.The gathering, which was held under the theme – Global Vision, Local Action: Repositioning the African