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Osun State has begun the digitized issuance of state and local government certificates of origin. The announcement was made by Governor Ademola Adeleke on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, in an update about what his administration is doing in the area of Ease of Doing Business. With this development, it is now easy for Osun State […]

The decision by Nigeria’s apex bank to relocate five of its departments from Abuja to Lagos in the middle of January 2024 sparked considerable uproar. Some Northern politicians and groups went so far as to threaten that such a move could have political implications for President Bola Tinubu’s second-term ambition. An internal memo obtained by

Nigeria has produced 25 Ministers of Health since the formation of the first cabinet in 1957 to present. From the appointment of Chief Ayo Rosiji as Nigeria’s first Minister of Health to the incumbent Muhammed Ali Pate, Nigeria’s Ministry of Health is headed by health practitioners except in a few cases when a pharmacist, teacher,

Every year, billions of Naira find their way from Nigeria’s government accounts into personal accounts of senior officials of Federal Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). Most of the transactions have vague descriptions, for instance, in a transaction to one Ayodele Elizabeth, the description was not specific, it only says, “…allowances to the Hon Minister”. The name of

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) unveiled its revamped e-auction platform on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, for interested Nigerians to place bid on the available seized goods. It says italigns with its efficiency and fairness strategic move in the newly enacted Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023. Auctioning is a way of decongesting the Nigerian ports and warehouses across the country.

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has its headquarters in Abuja, six zonal offices, and 36 state branch offices spread across Nigeria. The agency is set up to look into the affairs of MSMEs operating in Nigeria and empower them to contribute to macroeconomic activities. It does this by also issuing free e-copy

What is SCUML? SCUML means Special Control Unit against Money Laundering which is designed for Designated Non-Financial Institutions (DNFIs) or Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs) for them to declare financial transactions from their customers which involves cash in excess of NGN10,000 (for limited liabilities) or excess of NGN5,000,000 (for business name). What are DNIs?