The African Development Bank (AfDB), has issued a 100-million-dollar seven-year “Feed Africa” theme bond due by September 2029. This is contained in a statement issued on the website of the AfDB on Thursday. The bond was issued on Sept. 14.

Oil prices increased on Thursday on concerns over tight global supplies ahead of the winter months. International benchmark Brent crude traded at $90.50 per barrel, an increase of 0.75% from the closing price of $89.83 a barrel in the previous trading session.

Taxpayers’ attitudes about paying taxes correlate closely with perceived levels of corruption, according to a major new study, Public Trust in Tax, by accountancy bodies ACCA and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has cautioned Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government (MDAs) against the appointment of consultants and concessionaires to collect taxes due to the Federal Government or any of its agencies, as the FIRS is the sole agency of government saddled with the responsibility of tax collection.