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Federal Inland Revenue Service to go after Skit makers and influencers over Tax payment

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced plans to ensure skit makers, influencers, and digital content creators in Nigeria pay taxes.  DailyTrust reports that the Special Adviser on Media to the chairman of the FIRS, Dare Adekambi, made this known to newsmen, revealing that social media content creators and influencers constituted a major block […]

Naira exchanges at N1,440/$ in parallel market

The Naira on Friday, February 2, exchanged at N1,440 to a dollar, from N1,450 per dollar on Thursday, February 1.  The Naira also appreciated to N1,435.53 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,435.53 per dollar from N1,461.9 per dollar on […]

CBN denies ways to convert $30 billion domiciliary deposits into Naira

The Central Bank of Nigeria has denied reports claiming it plans of converting $30 billion domiciliary deposits in Nigerian commercial banks into Naira.  Punch had reported that the move was to help stabilize the national currency. A “Presidential source” was quoted as saying the problem of forex scarcity and the naira fall was an elite […]