Emefiele bows to pressure, appears before Reps comttee…Says banks would accept old notes after Feb. 10
CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday finally bowed to pressure as he appeared before the ad hoc committee of the…
IMO Sub-committee moves to curb ship drifting
The ninth session of the International Maritime Organisation IMO’s Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC 9) was held from 23 to 27 January. SDC 9 agreed to extend the…
Naira swap: Long queues persist at ATMs despite deadline extension
BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS Long queues of bank customers have persisted at most Automated Teller Machines ATM across the Lagos metropolis despite Sunday’s extension of the old naira swap deadline by…
NCC-boss, Danbatta wins Vanguard’s Regulator of Year Award
Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Prof Umar Danbatta. Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission NCC, Prof Umar Danbatta, was at the weekend in Lagos, decorated with the 2022 Regulator of the…
NIMASA meets Union Bank, Zenith Bank, others on N261bn CVFF disbursement
From right: ED, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services, NIMASA, Engr. Victor Ochei; ED, UBA Nigeria North, Mrs. Emem Usoro; Managing Director, Union Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Mudassir Amray; Director General…
At Vanguard Economic Discourse, stakeholders seek more efficient tax administration
Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit NESG, Niyi Yusuf. Stakeholders in Nigeria’s economy have made a strong case for the enthronement of a new regime of efficient tax administration in…
Sanctions aftermath: India emerges top buyer of Russia’s seaborne crude
India has become the largest seaborne importer of Russian crude in the wake of the EU ban on seaborne oil imports and subsequent G7 price cap for exports. Exports to…
20 missing as Chinese cargo ship sinks off Jeju
Not less than 20 persons have been declared missing as a Chinese general cargo ship, JIN TIAN sank in East China sea some 75 nm south of Jeju island, Korea,…
Nigeria hosts Regional Digital Economy Conference in Abuja
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy in collaboration with the World Bank is concluding plans to host a two-day…
How FIRS set new revenue record, hits N10tr in 2022
The Federal Inland Revenue Service FIRS has set a new revenue record, collecting in excess of trillion in tax revenue in the 2022 fiscal year. The highest tax collection ever…