Finance Bill: “Implementation date will be announced soon” – FG
The Ministry of Finance on Tuesday said that the take-off date for the implementation of the newly signed Finance Law would be announced in due course. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, said this in a statement issued by her Media Adviser, Yunusa Abdullahi. Abdullahi in the statement said that a large sum of money realised...
Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Hits 27.3%
Nigeria’s annual inflation rate rose to 27.33 percent in October from 26.72 percent in the previous month. This was disclosed by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its consumer price index report for September, released on Tuesday, November 14. The CPI measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services. The statistics office said the October 2023 headline inflation rate...
#ENDSARS Protest Disruption Cost Economy N1.5 Trillion – FDC
The economic cost of the #EndSARS protest disruption is estimated at N1.5tn, approximately 1.03 per cent of the GDP and 11.47 per cent of the 2021 budget, Financial Derivatives Company Limited has said. “This suggests that the economic recovery path could be longer than anticipated. Massive investment in job-elastic sectors with minimal control on the pricing mechanism will serve as catalysts and...
WTO Won’t Harm Nigeria’s Economic Diversification, Okonjo-Iweala Tells Buhari
The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has allayed fears that embracing the free trade policy of the world body would harm Nigeria’s economic diversification drive. Fielding questions after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja on Monday, she affirmed that special and differential treatment could be applied to prevent vulnerable countries...
Uber, Bolt Drivers Begin Nationwide Strike
The Amalgamated Union of App-based Transport Workers of Nigeria, comprising drivers under the platform of e-hailing companies like Uber and Bolt, has said it will commence a nationwide protest today (Wednesday). It planned to withdraw services of its drivers from the general public today. After the hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, the drivers decried the low fare increase...
How Buhari Intends To Spend $22.7m Foreign Loan
Here is how the Buhari administration plans to spend the loan and where the projects are located as contained in the document: INFRASTRUCTURE – Emergency road rehabilitation and maintenance ($434.7m, nationwide) – Abidjan-Lagos corridor highway development project study ($1.5m; multinational) – Abuja mass rail transit project (phase 2) ($1.25bn; FCT) – East-west road ($800m; Niger Delta) – Nigeria Housing Finance Project Guarantee Scheme ($100m;...
Abia To Establish Business School As Ikpeazu Advocates Sustenance Of Igbo Apprenticeship System
Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has announced that Aba Business School will soon be established to groom younger Igbo entrepreneurs. The Governor stated this while speaking at the Aba Business and Leadership Summit and Awards 2021 which held at the Aba Sports Club with the theme: "Transferring Tested and Proven Business Models to the Next Generation". The Governor also...
Dangote Refinery May Not Significantly Reduce Petrol Price – Zainab Ahmed
Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, budget and national planning, says the Dangote Refinery being constructed may not significantly reduce the retail price of petrol. Speaking in an interview with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Ahmed explained that the refinery will sell its products at the international market price. The Dangote refinery is expected to refine 650,000 barrels of oil per...
CBN Orders Banks To Publish Names, BVN Of Forex Defaulters
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all banks to publish names of customers who try to break the rules on Forex acquisition on their website. The CBN on Monday, August 30th issued a circular (BSD/DIR/PUB/LAB/14/059) to all banks lamenting that it has “received and noted with concern reports of sharp practices by some unscrupulous customers to circumvent the...
Three Trucks Carrying Precious Stones Impounded In Zamfara
Zamfara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps has impounded three trucks carrying precious stones. The Commandant, Muhammed Muazu, disclosed this at a news briefing in Gusau on Monday, saying that the trucks, loaded with precious stones, were intercepted in Gusau on their way to Sokoto as the drivers had no legal documents for security clearance. The commandant...
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