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Pandora Papers, one of the biggest leaks of financial documents in the world, has uncovered how Senator Stella Oduah secretly acquired mansions in London. According to the investigation led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, including more than 600 journalists, some from PREMIUM TIMES, seven London properties are connected to Oduah. One of the … Read more
Mohammed Bello-Koko, acting managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), reportedly owns properties in the United Kingdom which he acquired by secretly running offshore businesses in the British Virgin Islands. This was revealed in a Pandora Papers project led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), and which Premium Times is a part … Read more
Five northern states, two south-western states, two south-south states, and one south-eastern state collected a total of N373.84bn of the N836.51bn Value Added Tax allocation available for states in 14 months. This is according to the latest FAAC allocation data available from the National Bureau of Statistics for the months of January 2020 through to … Read more
The Bankers’ Committee has ordered all Deposit Money Banks in Minna, Niger State, to shut down both their branches and ATMs to customers effective from 10th September, 2021 until further notice. This was contained in a communique issued by the committee after a meeting held at CBN office in Minna on Tuesday 9th September. The … Read more
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, insisted on going on with his move to stop the Federal Government from collecting Value Added Tax from the oil-rich South-South state. Wike, who said he does not care if heaven falls, insisted that Rivers money is not meant for “Abuja people” but for the development of his … Read more
The imposition of Value Added Tax(VAT) on gas by the federal government, foreign exchange scarcity, high taxes and levies to gas marketers, among others, have influenced the current scarcity and hike in the price of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) also known as cooking gas in the country, Leadership Weekend findings have revealed. The price … Read more
The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy says it will soon deploy the Five Generation network (5G) in Nigeria for increased connectivity. The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, disclosed this in Abuja when he featured on FORUM, a special News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) interview programme. The minister said that … Read more
