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OGIRS targets N7billion IGR monthly

Daily Dispatch November 19, 2020

Ogun State Internal Revenue Service (OGIRS), has said that it is determined to raise the bar of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), in the State from the present N2.8b to N7b monthly. The Executive Chairman of OGIRS, Mr. Anthony Olaleye made this known at a maiden meeting of the newly

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Omo-Agege says passage of PIB will add value, wealth to oil sector.

Daily Dispatch November 17, 2020

Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, the Deputy President of Senate, says the new Petroleum Industry Bill (BIP) will help drive the nation’s economy through added value and wealth from the oil and gas sector. Omo-Agege said this at the Host Community Colloquium on the PIB in Owerri on Tuesday. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr Otive […]

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Average price per litre of kerosene increases to N352.93 in October-NBS

Daily Dispatch November 17, 2020

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average price per litre paid by consumers for national household kerosene increased to N352.93 in October from N347.98 in September. The bureau made this known in its “National Household Kerosene Price Watch (October 2020)’’ obtained from its website on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the bureau, the increase is by […]

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IMF: 83 countries benefit from $165bn loans in FY2020 – Annual Report

Daily Dispatch November 17, 2020

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), says it loaned 83 countries the sum of $165 billion dollars, including $16.1 billion dollars in concessional financing to 49 low-income countries in FY2020. The Fund said this in its 2020 IMF Annual Report titled “A Year Like No Other”, released in Washington D.C on Monday. The fund said it […]

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FIRS boss renew calls for the amendment of nation’s tax laws

Daily Dispatch November 17, 2020

The Chairman Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Nami Muhammade has again reiterated the need for the amendment of the country’s tax laws, saying most of them date back to pre-independence times. Nami made the plea recently in Abuja when he made a presentation titled, “Weathering Economic Turbulence,” at an interactive session with stakeholders. He […]

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COVID-19: CSOs Applaud CBN’s Economic Intervention, Urge More Citizens’ Participation

Daily Dispatch November 16, 2020

The Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria has been applauded on its timely intervention and various programmes geared towards eradicating poverty and unemployment caused by the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. The President of Coalition of Civil Society Groups, Mr Etuk Bassey Williams, made this commendation while delivering his welcome address during the 7th