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The President of IFAC, Mrs. Olivia Kirtley, at a Breakfast Meeting in Abuja, with the President of ANAN, Anthony Nzom, and the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC ), Ibrahim Magu , among others, made the charge. She said that to grow the Nigerian economy, the roles of accountants are very important and remarkable, as Nigeria is one of the three countries that produce 75 per cent of accountants in Africa, making it a strong base for accounting profession. “ANAN should educate politicians and governments at all levels on the need to have stronger professional Accountants. As an organisation, it should be a champion in knowing things that work well and those that are not working well for the economy. “Accountants need to establish good relationship with government at all levels and the political class to have firm regulation of the profession,’’ Kirtley said. According to her, the capability of accountants to provide financial information to companies and ...

The International Federation of Accountants has tasked the Association of National Accountants to use its available manpower to grow the Nigerian economy. The President, IFAC, Mrs. Olivia Kirtley, said this on Wednesday in Abuja at a breakfast meeting with the President of ANAN, Mr. Anthony Nzom; Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, and other members of the association. In a statement by the association, Kirtley said that to grow the Nigerian economy, the roles of accountants were very important. According to her, Nigeria has been named as one of the three countries that produced 75 per cent of accountants in Africa, noting that Nigeria has a strong base as far as the accounting profession is concerned. She said, ANAN should educate politicians and governments at all levels on the need to have stronger professional accountants. Accountants need to establish good relations with government at all levels and the political class to have firm regulation of...