…Unveils digital complaint portal, call centre By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor As the Federal Government pushes ahead with its comprehensive fiscal realignments, a critical missing link in the nation’s tax ecosystem has finally been plugged with the formal operationalisation of the Office of the Tax Ombud. The move is designed to safeguard corporate and individual taxpayers […]

By Cynthia Alo Access Bank Plc has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered application, Access SME App, designed to help Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) manage their daily business operations from a single application. The app was formally unveiled during the bank’s maiden SME conference held over the weekend in Lagos themed, “AI for SMEs: Scaling […]

By Obas Esiedesa The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has unveiled plans to establish 3.7 gigawatts (GW) of local solar photovoltaic (PV) panel manufacturing capacity by the end of 2027 as Nigeria intensifies efforts to expand electricity access and reduce dependence on imported renewable energy equipment. Managing Director of the agency, Engr. Abba Aliyu, disclosed the initiative […]

By Peter Egwuatu  The Nigerian stock market maintained a bullish run Week-on-Week, WoW, on renewed demand for large-capitalised stocks pushing the benchmark Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX All-Share Index (ASI)  to 247,357.40 points. The positive reading reflected the stronger investor appetite for selected blue-chip and fundamentally strong stocks, with gains concentrated across the banking, consumer goods and […]

Many traders and artisans also expressed ignorance of the scheme or how it works, even as the National Pension Commission, PenCom, pledged to expand awareness