Customs, agents disagree over National Single Window operations
By Godwin Oritse & Efe Onodjae There are indications of festering disagreements over the implementation of the National Single Window (NSW), a centralized digital portal launched by the Federal Government in March this year to address delays in import-export processing at the ports. It allows importers and exporters to submit trade documents once, replacing duplicate paperwork […]
Becoming Tax Certified
Before the advent of the Europeans, Nigerians willingly paid their taxes in kind by rendering free services such as clearing of bush and fallow farmlands, digging pit toilets, wells, etc. for the benefit of the community as a whole. Properties were usually seized whenever there was a default and such properties might be reclaimed on payment of money.
Breaking the Nigerian poverty cycle through entrepreneurial revolution (1)
Nigeria is a country of absurd economic realities. The 13th largest crude oil producer in the world and the second largest economy in Africa earn an estimated $2.2 million a day in oil revenue.
Illegal fees: NAICOM to wield big stick on perpetrators
As part of ongoing efforts to sanitise the insurance industry of unethical practices, the National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, has said that henceforth, it is a punishable offence for insurance companies to pay fees on any insurance business transaction except as provided by insurance law.
Ecobank’s largest shareholder seeks evaluation of growth rate
Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI)’s board must reconsider the speed at which the pan-African lender expands after allegations of management fraud and poor governance, South Africa’s Public Investment Corp. said.
APR shareholders approve N700m dividend
Shareholders of Africa Prudential Registrars, APR, have approved the N700 million dividends proposed by the Board and management of the company for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2013.
