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Buhari plead with accountants, auditors to help fight corruption

President Muhammad Buhari has appealed to accountants and auditors in the country to assist in fighting corruption. The President made the appeal on Tuesday in Abuja at the 48th Annual Accountants’ Conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). Buhari was represented by the Minister of Budget and National Planning; Sen. Udoma Udo […]

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ICAN to assist govt tackle funds’ mismanagement

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria has said it will introduce an accountability index that will help to enshrine a regime of fiscal prudence among the three tiers of government. It said the move would also assist government at all levels to address the issue of mismanagement of public funds. The President, ICAN, Mr […]

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ICAN inducts 650 new members into the AAT West Africa

The President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Isma’ila Zakari, has urged the 650 newly inducted members of the Association of Accounting Technicians West Africa to adhere strictly to the conduct of professionalism. He said this recently during the 47th induction ceremony held at the ICAN Centre, Amuwo Odofin, Lagos. Zakari said, “The […]

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Free Nigeria from dependence on oil to avoid another recession – ICAN

The Chairman of the Western zone of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Mikahil Ogundiran, has called on the Federal Government to free the nation’s economy from dependence on oil by focusing on other sectors for foreign earnings. According to him, this will sustain the economy and allay the fear of falling back into […]

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ICAN, FIRS disagree over Senate’s increase of pioneer status for companies

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), yesterday, disagreed over Senate’s move to alter the Company Income Tax Act (CITA), which seeks to increase pioneer status to new companies in Nigeria from five to 10 years. While FIRS opposed the proposal, ICAN supported it. The two institutions […]

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ICAN appoints John Evbodaghe as Registrar

Governing Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has appointed Mr. John Evbodaghe as Registrar/Chief Executive officer while Dr. Ben Ukaegbu and Mukaila Lawal were appointed Deputy Registrars. Evbodaghe, a fellow of the institute is a consummate professional whose experience cuts across various sectors of the Nigerian economy and also a versatile […]

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ICAN to honour Obasanjo, Ambode, others at Merit Award

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State are among the eminent personalities that will be honoured with the 2017 Merit Award of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria on Friday in Lagos. According to a statement by the institute on Sunday, Obasanjo is the sole winner of the award in […]

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