Author: Naija4Life

It is the season for political campaigns and a deep reflection of the political process portends grave danger for our future as a nation. This is due to the fact that our politicians are yet to become tangible brand assets. There is nothing that clearly differentiates one politician from the other. A brand has a personality and character. What is…

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Operators in the oil and gas sector have listed steps that must be taken for the ‘gas revolution' project launched by the federal government to make any meaningful impact. They said the atmosphere for the smooth sail of the project cannot be laid in the little time the government has left. President Goodluck Jonathan had last week launched the project…

Last week, Goodluck Jonathan signed what has been described as binding memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with petrochemical companies from Saudi Arabia and India as well as with Chevron, AGIP, and Oando. According to the president, this step signalled the start of a Gas Revolution in Nigeria. Coming a week before general elections, we cannot fail to note the political undertones…

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) yesterday said that the project to computerise the nation's tax system is billed to take off with the full implementation of the Unique Taxpayer Identification Number (UTIN) system in April next year. The computerisation system, which the service has been championing in conjunction with the Joint Tax Board (JTB) in the last four years,…

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) yesterday said that the project to computerise the nation's tax system is billed to take off with the full implementation of the Unique Taxpayer Identification Number (UTIN) system in April. The computerisation system, which the service has been championing in conjunction with the Joint Tax Board (JTB) in the last four years, is expected…

The management of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) yesterday suspended Binos Yaroe, general manager, Listing and Quotation Department. He was placed on indefinite suspension over what was described as "indiscipline act". However, no further explanation was given as to the nature of the indiscipline. Mr. Yaroe, who was suspended on Tuesday, has been asked to stay off work from the…

Nigeria's First City Monument Bank said on Wednesday its pre-tax profit rose to 9.02 billion naira ($58 million) in 2010 from 856.6 million the previous year, and declared a 0.35 naira dividend per share. Gross earnings rose to 62.67 billion naira from 35.79 billion naira in 2009, the bank said in a filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange.