FG’s VAIDS only achieved 10% success with huge cost—Fasua
Fresh insights have emerged on the failure of the Federal Government’s success target on Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS), one of the measures instituted by Muhammadu Buhari administration to improve tax collection. It was brought in via executive…
(Special Report) Adeosun: State of the economy one month after?
The question of how is the Nigerian economy (monetary and fiscal policy activities), one month after the total out of sight of former Finance minister, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has become necessary in view of latest economic indices in just one…
Finance experts list agenda for stand-in Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed
Following the abrupt end of an era, talking about the weekend resignation of former Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, President Muhammadu Buhari has drafted in the former Minister of State for National Budget and Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed to…
Just in: Resigned Minister, Adeosun off to London to avoid trial or shame?
Following her resignation yesterday, Friday, September 14, 2018, there are speculations that the immediate former Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, may have perfected her travel documents ahead of submitting her resignation letter to the presidency. Checks around her residence…
Dual benefits in raising revenues, reducing health hazards aided new excise duty rates
More details have emerged as to why the federal government approved an upward review of the excise duty rates for alcoholic beverages and tobacco. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun while explaining the reasons behind the duty hike, averred…
Anxiety as oil prices drop more than 1% amid global market disquiet
Global oil prices on Tuesday, fall more than 1 percent amid global market rout, thus extending falls from the previous session as global financial markets tumbled lower in the wake of one of the biggest intra-day falls ever registered on…
‘Adeosun’s doublespeak on FG’s borrowing plan, danger to economy, investors’
The confusion started Tuesday this week when during a conference, the vocal Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun said the federal government has foregone all pending borrowing plans to stick to internally generated revenue (IGR) and oil sales against the…
Working on Apps to drive increase in voluntary tax compliance belated—Expert
An ICT consultant and leading App developer, Mr. Chinedu Ugboaja has faulted the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun for putting the cart before the horse in her crusade to grow tax compliance amongst Nigerians. The Minister had on Monday…
Nigerians deploy ‘Binoculars’ to find roads done with N200bn in 2016
The recent claims by the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, that the Federal Government invested the sum of N200 billion on roads in 2016 has elicited reactions from transport stakeholders who noted that they will put on ‘Binoculars’ to begin…
Building national carrier from combined assets of Aero Contractors, Arik toxic—AMCON
The viral speculation that government is working on a template, via the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to convert assets of Aero Contractors and Arik Airlines has been described as the most toxic business plan for the nation’s aviation…
