“The combined austerity measures of the government and tighter monetary policy would put additional pressure on consumer prices. Therefore, we expect inflation rate to cross the double digit mark in the first half of 2015,”—Remi Bello.

THE open letter written by Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, Nigeria’s former Minister of External Affairs and Deputy Chairman, 2014 National Conference, to the two major contestants in this year’s presidential election; President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will continue to generate mixed reactions in the polity because it touched on salient points that bordered on our corporate existence as a nation.

Lagos State government has slashed various rates applicable to land transactions in the state, effectively cutting down land use charges from 13 percent to 3 percent.

Conscious of this fact, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) incorporated a tax calculator application in its redesigned website to help users compute their taxes and at least have an idea of the amount of taxes they should pay, based on their income.

Lagos—Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Lagos state, Mr Akinwumi Ambode has called on the Independent Electoral Commission, (INEC) to stand up to its responsibilities ahead of February general elections.

Aviation experts and stakeholders have projected a sharp decline in the price of aviation fuel, also known as JET A1. They opined that that 50 percent fall in price of crude oil will prompt a decline in the JETA1, which constitute 40 per cent of operating cost of airlines in the country.

ABEOKUTA—The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Gboyega Nasiru Isiaka has denied the alleged rift between him and his political godfather, former governor of the state, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, describing it as a mere speculation.

Making the announcement last week, the Meningitis Vaccine Project, MVP —a partnership between the global health nonprofit PATH and WHO—and Serum Institute of India Ltd, manufacturer of the MenAfriVac vaccine, said the stage has been set for the elimination of menigitis within the continent’s epidemic belt.

The iPhone also democratized the world of software development with the arrival of the iOS App Store, which has since paid out more than $25 billion to app-makers.

The countdown has begun to the thirtieth Africa Cup of Nations, since the competition started in Khartoum, Sudan in 1957.
In less than six days, the attention of the sporting world is expected to be focused on what has come to be established as the third biggest soccer fiesta in the universe outside the FIFA World Cup and the European Championship.