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The 2022 Fiscal Policy measures approved for implementation effective from 1st April 2022 has three major sections. The first is the Supplementary Protection Measures [SPM] for the implementation of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (2022-2026). The second relates to excise duties on non-alcoholic beverages, cigarettes and tobacco products and telecommunications services. The third is on

By Eyo Nsima British American Tobacco, BAT, has concluded plans to make changes in July 2022. According to the company, Marina Bellini, Director, Digital and Information will step down from the Management Board on 31 March 2022 and will leave BAT on 31 July 2022 to pursue new opportunities. Javed Iqbal, currently Area Director, Middle

The future of money is digital. It is estimated that more than 80% of central banks are considering launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or have already done so. The 2022 PwC CBDC Global Index analyzes and ranks the leading retail and wholesale CBDC projects. The Index evaluates the current stage of CBDC project

Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC, a leader in the Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) recently passed the PECB ISO 27001certification audit for its Information Technology (IT) and cybersecurity framework and policies. This certification has placed Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC as the foremost Nigerian firm in the FMCG sector to be presented with such a certification.

MOU — From Left: Director, Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), PwC Nigeria, Nomnso Anyichie; West Market Leader, Technology, PwC Nigeria, Femi Osinubi, and Co-founder/CEO, Cognext Analytics, Sandip Mukherjee, during the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Cognext and PwC Nigeria, on partnerships to provide Enterprise Risk Management Automation services in Nigeria, held at

The plan by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to repatriate the sum of US$200billion from non-oil export in the next three to five years is commendable against the background of having more diversified revenue sources in the economy. The Race to US$200billion in FX Repatriation (RT200 FX Programme) requires the right policies, critical export