Adedeji Confirmed as New FIRS, Promises Tax Data Reforms

By Adedapo Adesanya  The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has sacked the General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr Bolaji Oreagba. It was disclosed that Mr Oreagba was removed from office because of the various incidences of misdemeanours among staff of the traffic control agency. According to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transportation, Mr Olawale Musa, the Governor has appointed Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki as the acting general manager of LASTMA with immediate effect to bring sanity into the organisation. Mr Musa explained that the new chief of LASTMA was favoured for

By Adedapo Adesanya President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 20 Nigerians to serve as Federal Commissioners in the National Population Commission (NPC). According to a statement signed by Mr Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, nine current Federal Commissioners were appointed to a second term in office, while the 11 others are serving their first term. The list includes Mr Emmanuel Trump Eke — Abia, Mr Clifford Zirra — Adamawa — Reappointed, Mr Chidi Christopher Ezeoke — Anambra — Reappointed, Mr Isa Audu Buratai — Borno — Reappointed, Mr Alex Ukam —

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The publisher of an online news platform, Per Second New (PSN), Mr Femi Oladapo Soneye, has been appointed as the Chief Corporate Communications Officer (CCCO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. The appointment of the veteran journalist was announced on Wednesday night by the state-owned oil agency, which said it looked “forward to his valuable contributions to our company.” The new spokesman will be in charge of the corporate communications of the NNPC, leading the organisation’s “corporate communications team and drive our brand penetration, strategic communications initiatives, and stakeholder management.” According to the statement, Mr

Leading e-commerce platform in Nigeria, Jumia, has said it expects to attract a surge of new shoppers during the 2019 Black Friday campaign scheduled for November 8 through 29. The company’s Head of Growth, Mr Ayobami Martins, who stated this in a press statement to newsmen in Lagos, said over 12,000 SMEs in the country will list over 10 million products on the platform during the campaign. “There are several facets to our Black Friday campaigns. Firstly, it’s a sales event where consumers take advantage of the biggest cost-saving offers through our various deals, huge discounts and flash sales. “Secondly,

By Adedapo Adesanya The federal government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Niger for the importation of 15,000 barrels per day of refined petroleum products from the landlocked West Africa country’s 20,000 barrels per day refinery. The deal was reached following a bilateral agreement between President Muhammadu Buhari and President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger, according to a statement from the Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Garba Deen Muhammad Mr Muhammad stated that the pact was signed by the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Nigeria’s Senate has observed that the fight against corruption in Nigeria may be scuttled by the growing underfunding of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and other anti-corruption agencies in the country. Chairman, Senate Committee on Anti-corruption and Financial Crimes, Mr Chukwuka Godfrey Utazi, who raised the concern during the budget defence of ICPC at the National Assembly Complex, noted that poor budgetary allocation to the commission would hinder ICPC from attaining its set targets. “If we want to fight corruption, we must fund the fight. You want to fight corruption without funding?

By Dipo Olowookere The equity prices of two companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited, Wema Bank Plc and Okomu Oil Palm Plc, have been adjusted. The modifications to the values of these two securities were effected at the resumption of the market on Friday, May 14, 2021, by the exchange. For the past two days, the stock market in Nigeria was shut down as a result of the public holidays declared by the federal government on Wednesday and Thursday to mark Eid al-Fitr after Muslims ended their one-month fast called Ramadan. On the last trading day, which was

By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi With a few days to the May 29 inauguration of the new administration in the country, it is glaringly evident that President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government of Nigeria has successfully completed its constitutional two terms of eight years. Though there exists no codified, metered or iron-cast way of assessing the administration’s performance, it is, however, assumed that an administration that spanned eight years must have milestone(s) of achievement to point at. Indeed, while there are flicker and recognizable flashes of achievements in some sectors of the nation, interim particulars, in my view, suggest that infrastructural provision

By Dipo Olowookere The UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) on Wednesday dispatched a helicopter with four medical personnel, 400 kg of emergency medical supplies and airlifted eight Nigeria Red Cross workers injured following a military airstrike that hit Rann locality of Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno state. “This is an unfortunate tragedy that befell people already suffering the effects of violence,” said Edward Kallon, the UN Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria. Mr Kallon said that the Nigerian army has also deployed a medical team and “is working with humanitarian partners to ensure maximum support to the affected people.” Rann is one of

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The need for teamwork and workplace synergy for the attainment of corporate goal and realization of government’s vision has been highlighted by the Lagos State government. Speaking at the opening session of a two-day training on ‘Leadership Successes Through Synergy: Maximizing Performance In Public Sector Management,’ organized by the Ministry of Establishments, Training and Pensions, for senior government officials, the Commissioner in charge of the Ministry, Dr Akintola Benson-Oke, explained that the training represents the commitment of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to fully assist the state civil service to value the attainment of strategic objectives of government. According

By Ahmed Rahma The COVID-19 pandemic hit many businesses, countries and individuals in 2020 by surprise and till now, the effect is still being felt. Nigeria, which is one of the countries hit by the virus, though mildly when compared with countries in Europe and the United States of America (USA), slipped into a recession as a result of the contagion. When the country, which is Africa’s largest economy, recorded its first case of coronavirus in late February, some people knew trouble was lurking around. In March, President Muhammadu Buhari was forced to take the harsh decision of locking down