BUSINESS

We have never benefited any tax waivers or credits from government- Dangote

Daily Dispatch October 3, 2017

The Management of Dangote Group on Monday debunked a story alleging that the company will benefit 10-year tax holiday after constructing 35 km Apapa to Oworonshoki highway end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Speaking at the Ikoyi head office, on Monday, Group Executive Director, Strategy,

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Fertiliser Initiative: Stakeholders beg Buhari for sustainability

Daily Dispatch October 2, 2017

Stakeholders in the fertiliser industry have pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that the current Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI) is sustained to ensure food sufficiency in the country. The stakeholders made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during a tour of fertiliser blending plants in the country by […]

BUSINESS

AfDB to promote remittances into Africa

Daily Dispatch October 2, 2017

Africa Development Bank (AfDB) would promote remittances into Africa from its Diaspora community to boost the region’s economic growth, Gabriel Negatu, the bank’s Director General for East Africa Regional Centre, said. Negatu said this in Nairobi on Monday during the AfDB Business Opportunity Seminar. He added that the bank was working with national governments to […]

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Minister Inaugurates TSTV, Announces Tax Relief for New PayTV Platform

Daily Dispatch October 2, 2017

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the new PayTV platform, TSTV, will enjoy a pioneer status with a three-year tax relief. The Minister announced this in Abuja on Sunday night when he unveiled TSTV. “Dr. (Bright) Echefu (TSTV Managing Director), you have come at a very good time because this government only recently granted a […]

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Expert supports 14% lending rate of CBN

Daily Dispatch October 2, 2017

An economic expert, Uche Uwaleke, has expressed support for the continued decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria to retain the country’s Monetary Policy Rate (MPR). Uwaleke, an Associate Professor and Head of Banking and Finance at the Nassarawa State University, Keffi, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]

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10,000 contractors bidding for jobs in agric ministry – Ogbeh

Daily Dispatch October 2, 2017

At least 10,000 contractors are bidding for different contracts in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development this year, the minister, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said. Ogbeh made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Monday. The minister frowned at the increasing number of contract bids, saying that it […]