The President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Innocent Ohagwa, has described the new tax reforms by the Tinubu administration as a bold step to reduce states’ dependence on federal allocations. Speaking at a tax conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Ohagwa said the reforms, including the Nigeria Tax Act (NTA), will
The President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Innocent Ohagwa, has said the new tax reform will ease the burden on low-income earners and small business owners rather than worsen their plight. Speaking at the investiture of Taofiq Alabi as the 7th Chairman of the CITN Ilorin & District Society, Ohagwa described
President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Chidi Ajaegbu, has warned that the naira could face another round of devaluation after the 2027 general elections due to the government’s rising debt profile. Speaking at a public lecture organised by the Department of Accounting and Finance, Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, Ajaegbu cautioned that
Key health leaders have urged newly inducted medical doctors from the University of Ibadan to remain in Nigeria and contribute to improving the nation’s healthcare system rather than emigrating abroad. The Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Temitope Ilori; Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN),
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has inducted 136 new medical doctors and dental surgeons from the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (UI). The inductees comprise 111 medical doctors who earned the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree and 25 dentists who obtained the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS).The induction
Agricultural economists from across Nigeria have converged in Zaria for the 25th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists (NAAE), tagged “ABU 2025”. The event, held at the National Institute for Transport Technology (NITT), centred on the theme “Rethinking Nigerian Agricultural Systems Through Innovation, ICT and Food Systems.” It brought together academics, industry
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Anambra State Government. The association emphasised that if its demands are not met within the stipulated time, they would go on strike. Prof. Joseph Umeobika, the MDCAN Chairman, stated that
Dr Abubakar Adamu Dabban, the Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), has stated that the federal government (FG) is prepared to tackle the issues faced by agricultural research institutes and federal colleges of agriculture in the country. While on a visit to the Federal College of Freshwater Fisheries Technology and the
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has criticised the practice of naming universities after a single health profession, describing it as discriminatory and contrary to the spirit of inclusivity in healthcare education. Speaking ahead of the PSN’s 2025 Annual National Conference (DABO 2025) scheduled for next month in Kano, the society’s president, Prof Ayuba Tanko,
Fourteen pharmacists have been inducted as Fellows of the Nigerian Academy of Pharmacy at its 2025 Annual General Meeting, held at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos. The event also featured a valedictory session in honour of the late Chief Oludolapo Akinkugbe, the academy’s founding president and a pioneer in the pharmaceutical industry. NAPHARM
