Rivers takes on Akwa Ibom, Imo in N21.6bn oil revenue battle
Businessam Staff
December 30, 2019
Governor Wike denies waging oil war with neighbouring states Ben Eguzozie, in Port Harcourt With Soku oil wells worth over $2 billion now in his kitty, thanks to the Federal High Court Abuja ruling of December 16, 2019, Governor Nyesom Wike is in court again over oil related issues. This time, he is fighting to […]
Governor Wike signs N530.8bn Rivers 2020 budget into law
Businessam StaffDecember 30, 2019
Capex swallows 70%, against Recurrent 30%s Swears in new commissioners Ben Eguzozie, in Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Monday signed into law the 2020 state appropriation bill into law, giving the state government the legal impetus to spend N530.813 billion in the new fiscal year. The State House of Assembly […]
Service Delivery: KEDCO is prepared for future expectations – Gwamna
Adeola AjakaiyeDecember 23, 2019
Recently, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), Jamil Isyaku Gwamna, unveiled some of the fundamental reforms and strategies deployed in the past six years, when he told over the ownership and management of the company, currently rated as the best customer service providers in the electricity distribution chain in country, […]
Governor Ikpeazu flags off N10m micro-credit scheme in Abia
Businessam StaffDecember 19, 2019
Targets funding for 100 SMEs monthly, 60% women Ben Eguzozie in Port Harcourt
ExxonMobil contributes N160bn to NDDC, pays N7bn tax to Akwa Ibom, says company chief
Businessam StaffDecember 19, 2019
Ben Eguzozie, in Port Harcourt
Xmas season: Benchmark Hotels ready to receive guests, says Ogunyemi
Dikachi FranklinDecember 18, 2019
OGUNYEMI ODUNAYO, the general manager of Owerri-based Benchmark Hotels Limited, speaks to business a.m.’s DIKACHI FRANKLIN on the readiness of the hotel to receive a whole lot of guests and customers during the Yuletide. THIS is a season when some people would want a quiet place to spend the Yuletide with their families or […]
Hotel, restaurant bills to go up in Imo as Ihedioha signs controversial tax law
Dikachi FranklinDecember 9, 2019
By Dikachi Franklin, in Owerri Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State has signed into law the controversial Imo State Hotel and Restaurant Occupancy Tax bill. He also signed the Imo State Signage and Advertisement Agency (Establishment) bill and the Employment and Empowerment Trust Fund bill into law. The signing into law of these bills […]
Nigeria flares away $2.5bn worth of gas annually, says environmentalist
Ben EguzozieDecember 9, 2019
It’s 8 billion s Buhari promised to end flaring by 2020 With measures put in place many years now to bring gas flare-out in Nigeria’s hydrocarbon industry, including the November 2016 promise by President Muhammadu Buhari to end flaring by 2020 during the COP22 at Marrakech, Morocco, Nigeria still flares some 8 billion cubic […]
Ihedioha signs Imo State Hotel, Restaurant Occupancy tax law
Businessam StaffDecember 5, 2019
By Dikachi Franklin, in Owerri.
Dangote, African biggest entrepreneur, rolls out support plan for Kano Skills Acquisition Centre
Businessam StaffDecember 3, 2019
By Jacob Ajakaiye, in Kano