OPINION/EDITORIAL

Oil Prices Dive On Economic Fears

March 22, 2019/OilPrice.com While it seemed like the bulls were in control of oil markets, prices crashed on Friday as poor economic signals boosted bearish sentiment. Friday, March 22, 2019 Oil prices posted fresh four-month highs this week on tighter supply conditions before economic fears sent oil markets crashing. Venezuela […]

Implications of FGN’s Increase of VAT Rate to Pay for the New Minimum Wage

March 21, 2019 By Taiwo Oyedele*, Tax Leader, PwC Nigeria The Minister for Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma and the Executive Chairman of the FIRS, Babatunde Fowler hinted during an interactive session with the National Assembly on Tuesday 19 March 2019 that VAT rate is likely to go […]

Put a Final End to NASS Budget Secrecy, BudgIT Tells Saraki, Dogara

March 20, 2019/BudgIT That Nigeria’s National Assembly, an arm of government that supposedly upholds accountability, has remained an impregnable black box which defies public scrutiny is an irony of all ironies. Aside from the lawmakers being ranked as world’s top-paid legislators, at public expense, the annual budget of the National […]