Business
FG Wants 60% of Manufacturing Companies Back to National Grid – Adelabu
Adelabu anticipated that of the $32.8 billion funding, $17 billion is expected from the public sector, while about $15.8 billion will be contributed by the private sector.
The federal government is making frantic efforts to ensure the return of over 60 percent of manufacturing firms, which had exited the national grid.
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed yesterday, during the release of a National Integrated Electricity Policy (NIEP) to drive the transformation of Nigeria’s power industry.
At the event, Adelabu estimated that an investment of $32.8 billion is needed in the power sector between now and 2030 to enable the country to achieve universal electricity access.
Adelabu anticipated that of the $32.8 billion funding, $17 billion is expected from the public sector, while about $15.8 billion will be contributed by the private sector.
Adelabu emphasized that bringing back the exited manufacturing companies on the national grid is the only way the government can drive the kind of economic growth and national development that we had in mind at the beginning of this process.
“Today, more than 60 percent of our manufacturing industry is completely off-grid.
“They engage in self-generation, not because they are in rural areas or they are in semi-urban areas, they are in locations where there is access to electricity. But how reliable is this access? We all know that there are a lot of sensitive manufacturing processes that cannot tolerate a one-minute dip in the electricity supply.
“Instead of taking such a risk by connecting to a grid that is not reliable, these industries would rather go for self-generation. I will note the impact of this. It is not cheap.
It is very expensive.“Therefore, our products or commodities being turned out from these factories can never be competitive.
The only way we can allow this to contribute to economic growth, industrialization, and national development is to ensure that there is reliability in grid supply, so that all these companies that are currently off-grid can go back to the grid, and this will reduce their cost of production, it will reduce inflation, and our locally manufactured goods can now compete with imported goods.”
Describing power supply as a strategic driver sector for other critical sectors in the economy, the minister stated that President Bola Tinubu recognized that energy was not merely a commodity but the backbone of economic growth, job creation, industrialization, and national development.
He stressed that the new policy document had been submitted for the approval of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), explaining that by Monday next week, the document will be approved.
Describing power supply as strategic driver sector for other critical sectors in the economy, the minister stated that President Bola Tinubu recognised that energy was not merely a commodity, but the backbone of economic growth, job creation, industrialisation, and national development.
He stressed that the new policy document had been submitted for the approval of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), explaining that by Monday next week, the document will be approved.
Business
MTN , Airtel , Glo Begin USSD Direct Charges from Today
The new billing model would allow mobile network operators to charge customers directly for USSD sessions, with charges deducted from airtime balance at N6.98 per 120 seconds.
Telecom subscribers in Nigeria will now be charged directly by their mobile network operators for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services, starting Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
This was disclosed by Mr Gbenga Adebayo, the Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), and the Publicity Secretary, Mr Damian Udeh.
Adebayo said that the change is in line with the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) determination of USSD pricing and services, developed in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other stakeholders.
” The new billing model would allow mobile network operators to charge customers directly for USSD sessions, with charges deducted from airtime balance at N6.98 per 120 seconds,” he said.
Business
CAC unveils new service fees starting August 1
For companies, notable revisions showed that the voluntary striking-off fee has been raised from N25,000 (for small companies) to N50,000, and N100,000 for public entities.
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAc) on Tuesday, announces an increments for its service fees review certain service fees effective the 1st day of August 2025.
In a statement , the Commission said that the new fees are a reflection of the current economic conditions and rising operational expenses.
The CAC added that the new development is expected to have implications for business owners, legal practitioners, compliance officers, and stakeholders engaging with the corporate registry for post-incorporation filings and regulatory services..
Said CAC: ” the reviewed fee structure affects services offered to companies, limited partnerships, business names, and incorporated trustees.
For companies, notable revisions showed that the voluntary striking-off fee has been raised from N25,000 (for small companies) to N50,000, and N100,000 for public entities.
Relisting of a Company now costs N50,000 for LTD/GTE and N100,000 for public companies.
Due Diligence Search (Self-Service) has been fixed at N50,000 across all categories.
The commission said the request for an extension of time to hold the annual general meeting will now cost N100,000 for public companies, and N50,000 for others.
Historical Search Reports: Depending on the type, public users will now pay N20,000 to N30,000 per request.Other charges include N25,000 for restriction of the director’s residential address and N5,000 per certified true copy of documents or extracts.Under Limited Partnerships, the updated fees are as follows voluntary Striking Off and Relisting: N25,000, letter of good standing: N10,000, Registration and CTC of Documents: N30,000, Change of Name: N10,000.
For Business Names, the structure reflects modest increments of N10, 000 for voluntary striking off, relisting: N25,000, application for cessation N10,000, CTC of Documents/Extract: N5,000 each, restriction of Proprietor’s Address: N25,000.
The commission stated that name reservations across the board remain at N1,000 while name reservations for restricted words cost N5,000.”
Business
June Tax Returns: FIRS Extends Office Hours to Weekends
“As you are aware, the month of June marks the peak of the annual Companies Income Tax (CIT) filling season, with many taxpayers whose financial year ends 31st December expected to file their tax returns by June 30.“
THE Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zaacheus Adedeji, has directed the extension of tax office operations to weekends for the month of June.
In a statement on Monday, Dare Adekanmbi, Special Adviser on Media to the FIRS chairman, explained that the directive is part of Adedeji’s commitment to matching the agency’s customer-centric policy with tangible action.
The statement reads: “The weekends service, which started on June 14, will end on Sunday, June 29, “and it is aimed at helping companies who are mandated by law to file their tax returns by the end of the month meet up with the deadline.”
“With the directive, tax offices are expected to open for business from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday throughout the month of June.”
Consequent upon Adedeji’s approval, the Coordinating Directors of Large Taxpayers Group (LTG), Government and Medium Taxpayers Group (GMTG) as well as Emerging Taxpayers Group (ETG), Ms Amina Ado, Dr Dick Irri and Mr Kabir Abba respectively have conveyed the decision of the management to all staff in the tax offices in the three groups.
“As you are aware, the month of June marks the peak of the annual Companies Income Tax (CIT) filling season, with many taxpayers whose financial year ends 31st December expected to file their tax returns by June 30.“
To ease the process for taxpayers, enhance service delivery, and maximize tax collection during this critical period, management has approved extension of tax office operations to weekends for the month of June 2025,” a directive jointly signed by the three Coordinating Directors said.
The FIRS chairman, on assumption of office, reorganized tax operations for ease of tax payment, leading the transformation of the agency from merely being a tax-collecting entity to a service-providing body.
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