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Osinbajo, Adeosun, others for Reps summit on recession

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2017 0

The two-day House of Representatives summit on economic recession which will have in attendance Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun and her Budget and National Planning counterpart, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, will open on November 6, at the International Conference

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We Must Borrow More To Deliver Infrastructure — Adeosun

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2017 0

Adeosun spoke at a press conference marking the conclusion of the 2017 World Bank/International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings in Washington DC, United States. She said, “Nigeria’s debt-to-Gross Domestic Product ratio is one of the lowest actually. It is about 19 per cent. Most advanced countries have over 100 per cent. I am not saying we […]

Economy

FG sets to employ 7,500 graduates, 5,000 non-graduates

Ihesiulo Grace 15 September 2017 0

Nigeria’s Federal Government has disclosed its plans to recruit 7,500 graduates as Community Tax Liaison Officers across the country. Kemi Adeosun, country’s Minister of Finance alongside Babatunde Fowler, the Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS who made this known during a press conference in Abuja.The government explained that the recruits will

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Nigeria out of recession as GDP grows 0.55% in Q2

Ihesiulo Grace 5 September 2017 0

Nigeria is officially out of recession, according to growth data published by its National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released on Tuesday. The NBS data indicate that Nigeria’s economy grew 0.55 percent in Q2 2017 compared to -0.91 percent (revised) in Q1 2017 and -1.49 percent in Q2 2016. A Reuters’ poll had suggested at the […]

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FG begins training of pilot set of graduate community tax officers

Ihesiulo Grace 26 June 2017 0

The federal government has commenced training of unemployed graduates recruited as Community Tax Liaison Officers to boost tax revenue generation. The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, who revealed this said 27 Nigerians were being trained as a pilot set for the programme. The selected persons, drawn from the N-Power programme, are undergoing training at the […]

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FG Approves New Tax Policy, Increase VAT on Luxury Goods

Ihesiulo Grace 2 February 2017 0

In an effort to shore up the federal government’s revenue base, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved a new tax regime, just as it announced its intention to raise taxes on luxury goods. Minister for Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, who announced the approval of the new tax policy, after the FEC meeting presided over […]