Tag: Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami
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FG targets N160bn in taxes from calls, data next year
The Federal Government says it is expecting to generate about N160.46bn from excise duty on telecommunication services in 2023. According to the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, the combined revenue of operators in the GSM, Fixed Wired, and Internet Service Providers was N3.21tn in 2021. If the government implements its five per cent excise duty on…
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NITDA asserts mandate, halts plan by bank to procure foreign software
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has halted plans by the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) to procure foreign banking system for its operations in a move to domesticate the public sector’s appetite for foreign solutions and FOREX. The agency faulted the DBN’s action as being in conflict with government’s policy on promotion and…