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By Adebola Isimijola, LagosThe Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has emerged as one of the country’s top-performing government agencies in trade facilitation after earning full compliance in the 2025 Business Facilitation Act (BFA) Compliance Assessment conducted by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC).The assessment recognised the Customs Service for meeting all prescribed…

The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has named the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as one of the top five best-performing federal agencies for 2025 under its Transparency and Efficiency category. The telecoms regulator earned the recognition alongside the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (overall winner), the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency…

PEBEC Completes 7th National Action Plan

PEBEC Completes 7th National Action Plan The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has completed the Seventh National Action Plan (NAP 7.0), following the 30-day extension of the previous completion date of April 6. Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Special Adviser to the President on Ease of Doing Business/PEBEC Secretary, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Monday. PEBEC, at its…

PEBEC is working to address SMEs multiple taxation issue, says Osinbajo

NEC presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Photo; TWITTER/NIGERIAGOV The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) will address the problem of multiple taxation and the challenges it poses to the business environment. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made this known, yesterday, in Abuja, at the First Abuja Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Conference and Exhibition…

Presidency considers new economic incentives amid national unrest

Amid nationwide protests demanding the reform of the police among others, the Presidency may have embarked on new measures to save the day and convince Nigerians that governance has not been grounded.

One of the moves is the planned reform to a new bill aimed at giving teeth to different measures to transform Nigeria’s business climate, and institutionalize the gains of interventionist programmes…

FG’s Goal Is To Move Nigeria Into Top 100 On 2020 World Business Index, Says VP Osinbajo

FG’s Goal Is To Move Nigeria Into Top 100 On 2020 World Business Index, Says VP Osinbajo

FG’s Goal Is To Move Nigeria Into Top 100 On 2020 World Business Index, Says VP Osinbajo

*Recounts FG’s efforts in reforming Nigeria’s business environment

“In the past three years, Nigeria has implemented more than 140 reforms to make doing business in Nigeria easier. The World Bank also reported in…

Fact Check: Nigeria did not move up the Ease of Doing Business Index

Sometime late last week, news began circulating around social media that Nigeria has moved from 125th to 45th place up the Ease of Doing Business Index.

The claim was cumulatively reposted and shared thousands of times on Facebook.

A sample collection of Facebook users that posted, reposted and shared the fake news.

Some users wondered why this “good news” was not trending at the time.

“It is not…