Those closely following the probe by Nigeria’s federal lawmakers will know that the recent bribery allegation the Binance CEO made against the House of Representatives House Committee on Financial Crimes, chaired by Ginger Onwusibe (LP, Abia), isn’t new. Sadly, the majority of Nigerians, who commented on the rebuttal from the government, believed him over the … Read more
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There are 43 primary mortgage financial institutions in Nigeria, they are:
If the new cybersecurity tax is implemented, you will be charged N500 on N100,000 and N5,000 on N1 million. The 0.5 per cent is applied to electronic transactions as mandated by the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) (amendment) Act 2024. The 0.5% will be paid by the transaction originator, which will be deducted by the financial … Read more
Nigerians will now pay a 0.5% cybersecurity tax on transfers made, following an announcement by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday, May 6, 2024. According to the CBN circular, the levy will go to the national cybersecurity fund and will be administered by the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA). Although 16 … Read more
In terms of consumption of goods and services, total investment, net exports, and government spending, the 36 states in Nigeria are not equal. All these economic indicators put together contribute to states’ Gross Domestic Product. This table lists Nigeria’s 36 states by their estimated total GDP in 2021 according to a 2022 report by BudgIT, Nigeria’s civic organisation that uses technology to … Read more
The closing price for Bitcoin (BTC) in April 2024, was $60,636.86 with a market capitalization, shedding over $209 billion. Its marketcap was $1,403,108,244,336 in March but dropped to $1,193,544,962,108 by the end of April. Here is how Bitcoin performed from April 1 to 30, 2024: Date Open High Close April 30 $63,839.42 $64,703.33 $60,636.86 April 29 $63,106.36 $64,174.88 $63,841.12 April 28 … Read more
In a country where your country of residence has nearly been ostracized from using some of the popular payment channels to receive payment for your services because of the bad behaviour of a few persons, that is when Geegpay Virtual accounts by Raenest come in handy, particularly for someone as me, who earns a living … Read more
There are two categories of birth certificates as outlined on the self-service portal of the National Population Commission (NPC): 1) An attestation certificate for those born before 1992 and 2) the usual birth certificate for those born after 1992. Whichever applies to you, here is how to get this certificate which you can use to … Read more