IN order to ensure that more Nigerians enjoy the benefits of a digital eco-system that is mobile centric, Sterling Bank has partnered with telecommunications giants 9Mobile and Solo Phones to introduce a contract smartphone pre-bundled with mobile plans to new and existing customers of the Bank.

As a strategic move to boost our working capital and sustain competitive edge we secured a four-year N2 billion soft loan from the Bank of Industry (BOI) at concessionary interest rate. We could not go to the capital market because the market lacked liquidity due to the economic recession in the country then. Mind you, the market does not work in isolation. The economic situation affects the market. The option we had was to approach BOI as we could no longer cope with banks’ loans

Barely two months to the end of the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS), the Executive Secretary of the Joint Tax Board, Mr. Oseni Elamah, says the Federal Government is set to establish Tax Whistle Blower and warns that the tax authorities won’t respect political connections. Defaulters who fail to take advantage of the scheme, he insistes, would face sanctions, including criminal prosecution.

Following extensive consultations held with stakeholders in the Eti-Osa/Lekki-Epe Expressway of Lagos State, the Lekki Concession Company Limited (LCC), has announced a review in toll tariffs at the Admiralty Circle Toll Plaza and the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge Toll Plaza with effect from Thursday, February 1, 2018.

Nigeria and India would mark 60 years of diplomatic relations in 2018 since the establishment of such relations in 1958.