Following the agitations by individuals, companies and thenorganised private sector (OPS) over multiple taxation, the federal government has announced plans to introduce measures that will help address the issue and thus boost its revenue profile in the years ahead.

First City Monument Bank Plc (FCMB) has been named the “Best Telecom Supporting Bank in Nigeria” for the year 2009 at the Nigerian Annual Telecoms Awards.

By Godfrey Bivbere FinBank plc has part  nered an indigenous shipping company, Jevkon Oil and Gas Limited, to acquire a 2006 built, double hull vessel, MT Breakthrough to the turn of N156 million ($10.4 million). The bank’s decision to embark on the financing of the vessel acquisition hinges on the its belief that shipping takes […]

A significant decline was recorded in trading, Tuesday, on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), as the volume of shares traded dipped by 42.32 per cent. The decline was also witnessed in the key market indices, as the value of listed equities, represented by the market capitalisation and All-share index, dipped by N38.62 billion.

“We are embarking on protest to compel the Federal government to immediately sign and implement agreement reached with the striking unions so that students can resume academic work. We, Nigerian students, are tired of staying at home and we consider the federal government the party to blame in the current crisis, he said.”