U.S. citizens must report their worldwide income on their federal income tax returns. Living abroad or earning income outside the United States does not relieve a U.S. citizen of the responsibility for filing a tax return. However, U.S. citizens living … read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has traced the source of the $40million paid to Roberts Azibaola, who is former President Goodluck Jonathan’s cousin, to a bank in London. The cash was wired through Citibank N. A. Canada Square … read more
Nigeria’s government has used a lower currency rate than its official central bank rate for petrol imports, the junior oil minister said on Monday, signalling what analysts believe could be a move towards a two-tier exchange rate regime. Emmanuel Ibe … read more
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, an armed group that engaged the Nigerian government in the past, has broken its silence and has condemned the recent spate of attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta … read more
The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) has called off the nearly week-long strike over an increase in fuel prices and electricity taxes. The union went on strike last week after the government raised the price of a gallon of gasoline from … read more
Former President Goodluck Jonathan may have gone into temporary self exile following reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may arrest him over allegations of corruption and misappropriation of billions of dollars in the five years during which … read more
Suspected militants have attacked a crude oil pipeline in Nigeria’s southern state of Bayelsa, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said. The pipeline operated by the local subsidiary of Italy’s Eni was attacked on Sunday. Desmond Agu, a … read more
Just off the motorway that links the Italian stone mansions of the Nigerian capital’s pricey Minister’s Hill neighbourhood to the settlements of corrugated-tin roof shacks on the outskirts, is a nondescript path. It leads to Dei Dei, one of Abuja’s … read more
The Lagos State Government has announced that it will formally welcome President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, 23 May 2016 on a two-day working visit to the state. President Buhari’s visit to the former capital of Nigeria will be the first … read more
One of the world’s largest human resources (HR) consultancy firms, Mercer has released its Quality of Living Index, which listed Lagos and Abuja among the 33 cities with the worst quality of life in the world. According to a report … read more