Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Stanbic IBTC Champions Empowering Women Women entrepreneurs play a vital role in Nigeria’s economy. They drive innovation, create jobs, and build resilient businesses. Stanbic IBTC Bank recognises its impact and is committed to supporting its growth through tailored financial solutions. One key offering is the Blue Blossom Account. This account is designed to help women overcome common financing challenges. It provides easier access to business finance in line with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Sustainable Banking Principles. Women business owners enjoy zero current account maintenance (CAM) fees, concessionary loan rates, and access to business clinic sessions. These benefits make the…

E-invoicing platform: FIRS integrates 1,000 large taxpayers into system * E-invoicing platform is expected to boost transparency. * 16 companies have been certified. The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has successfully onboarded over 1,000 large taxpayers into its e-invoicing platform within two weeks of its rollout. The Director of Change Management at FIRS, Emmanuel Eze, spoke yesterday at a two-day E-Invoice Post Go-Live Workshop in Lagos. The event was organised by the service to strengthen adoption and ensure smooth implementation of the National E-Invoicing Solution (Merchant-Buyer Model). Representing the Chief of Staff to the FIRS Executive Chairman, Mr. Tayo Koleosho,…

The couple, Mercy Chinwo, Pastor Blessed welcome second child The couple, Mercy Chinwo, Pastor Blessed welcome second child Gospel singer Mercy Chinwo and husband Pastor Blessed have welcomed their second child. On Friday, Mercy shared beautiful photos of her pregnancy, via Facebook, celebrating the joyous occasion. The couple tied the knot on August 13, 2022 in a beautiful wedding ceremony in Port Harcourt and were blessed with a son on October 4, 2023. In her caption, she wrote: “The Lord has done it again! He has added to our joy… multiplied our laughter…and blessed us with the precious gift of…

Tinubu appoints Rotimi Pedro as New DG of NTA Rotimi Richard Pedro President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a major reshuffle at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), replacing the management team with new leadership. “Veteran media executive Rotimi Richard Pedro has been appointed as the new Director-General of the state broadcaster. “Other key appointments include Katsina State’s Karimah Bello as Executive Director of Marketing, Stella Din from Plateau State as Executive Director of News, and Sophia Issa Mohammed from Adamawa State as Managing Director of NTA Enterprises Limited. “Pedro a Lagos native is an accomplished media entrepreneur and consultant with…

Labour in Weightier Matters! Idede Oseyande  “The labour of fools wearies them, For they do not even know how to go to the city”- Eccl 10:15 Last month, I was invited to address the alumni association of a school in Edo State on the benefits of writing a book. In the course of the address, I made them understand that you can’t be a writer without being a reader. In essence, writing is born from the abundance of what you have read. One of the attendees asked a question. “How do we find time to read in the hustling and…

NNPCL Lowers Fuel Price by N55 NNPCL, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, has dropped the pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS) at its retail outlets in Abuja from N945 to N890 per litre The new price, representing a N55 reduction, has already taken effect at major NNPCL stations, including Danziyal Plaza in the Central Area, Wuse Zone 4, Wuse Zone 6, and other outlets across the Federal Capital Territory. “It was reduced to N890 per litre this afternoon (Thursday), down from N945,” a fuel attendant at one of the stations told Daily Post anonymously. The adjustment follows similar price…

FG Credits PINL, Security Agencies for Meeting Oil Revenue Target for First Time in Years … results based on strong community partnerships and energy security. For the first time in many years, the Federal Government has met its oil and gas revenue benchmark — a milestone the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) attributes to improved security and sustained peace in the Niger Delta, driven by the efforts of security agencies and pipeline surveillance contractors such as Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL). The announcement was made by FIRS Chairman, Dr. Zacch Adedeji, when he received a delegation of senior military officers…

Lafarge Africa partners Ogun to plant one million trees Lafarge-Africa Lafarge Africa Plc partnered with the Ogun State Government to plant one million trees across 20 local government areas in the state. This is to commemorate Ogun Tree Planting Day 2025, which is centred on a large-scale tree planting exercise and beautification of the second entrance of the Ogun State Secretariat, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Ogun Tree Planting Day 2025, observed every second Saturday of August, is an initiative of the Ogun State Government to promote environmental sustainability through afforestation. The 2025 edition, themed ‘Grow Trees, Sustain Life’, focused on planting one…

FIRS announces 16 tech firms for e-invoicing onboarding The Federal Inland Revenue Service has presented 16 tech companies as service providers to support taxpayers in onboarding its e-invoicing platform. The tech companies, which function as system integrators and access point providers as certified by the National Information Technology Development Agency, were unveiled at a two-day workshop in Lagos on Thursday to support onboarding, system integration, and invoice transmission processes for taxpayers. According to the FIRS, the National E-Invoicing Solution (Merchant-Buyer Model) is a digital representation of transactions between suppliers and buyers, effectively replacing traditional paper or electronic documents such as…

NUPRC targets 40% share of Africa’s oil investments File: NUPRC CEO, Gbenga Komolafe. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission says it is taking bold steps to reclaim the country’s dominant position in Africa’s oil and gas investment space after its share of sub-Saharan Africa’s upstream inflows plunged from 44 per cent in 2014 to 30 per cent in 2022. Speaking at the 50th anniversary conference of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists in Lagos, Commission Chief Executive, Gbenga Komolafe, said the agency’s newly unveiled Regulatory Action Plan is designed to serve both as a corrective and a catalyst for attracting…