BUSINESS
Costs Of Food, Gas, Fuel Push Inflation To 28.20%, Says NBS
Following the rise in the costs of food, fuel, energy, electricity, and others, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday, December 15, said the inflation rate rose from 27.33% in October 2023 to 28.20% in November 2023. Accounting for the cause of the increase in inflation, the Bureau said food and non-alcoholic beverages costs rose to 14.61%. It also noted that clothing...
Minister Denies Planning N1bn Overseas Trip In 2024 Budget
The Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Doris Anite, has denied the allegation that the ministry budgeted over N1 billion for a foreign trip to Geneva next year. The allegation has been trending on social media. However, the minister, who debunked the allegation in a statement signed by her Special Assistant on Media, Toluwalase Moyan, noted that such reports are ‘an...
World Bank Accuses NNPCL Of Lack Of Transparency In Managing Subsidy Funds
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited is not transparent about the financial gains from fuel subsidy removal, the World Bank has disclosed. This extends to subsidy arrears that are still being deducted and the impact of subsidy removal on federation revenues, the bank noted. The Washington-based made this call in its Nigeria Development Update, December 2023 edition titled, ‘Turning The...
Tinubu Sacks 5 Heads Of Aviation Agencies, Suspends NCAA DG Over Alleged Corruption
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, sacked the heads of various agencies in the aviation sector, replacing them with acting and substantive heads. They include Mr. Kabir Mohammed of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria; Mr. Tayib Odunowo of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency; Akinola Olateru of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau; Prof. Mansur Matazu of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency; and...
Sanwo-Olu Presents N2.2trn 2024 Budget To Lagos Assembly
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, presented a budget estimate of N2.2 trillion for the 2024 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly. The budget, entitled “Budget of Renewal”, was presented at the Chamber of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Assembly Complex, Alausa, Ikeja. The proposed budget comprises N1.02 trillion recurrent expenditure, which is 45 per...
Humanitarian Affairs Minister, Edu Decries Low Budgetary Allocation To Her Ministry, Says N532.5bn Can’t Fight Poverty
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, and Poverty Alleviation, Beta Edu, has said that the amount allocated to her ministry in the 2024 budget was not capable of fighting poverty in the country. The Minister stated this on Tuesday when she led officials of her ministry and parastalas under it, to defend her 2024 budget before the Joint National Assembly Committee...
Senate Carpets Minister For Proposing N1bn For Overseas Trips In 2024 Budget
The Senate has taken a swipe at the Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Doris Nkiruka-Anite for proposing to spend N1 billion on trip to Geneva in 2024, as contained in next year’s budget of the ministry, just as the minister said that the ministry has no record of the nation’s balance of trade. This was revealed, yesterday, when the...
Nigeria Records N948.07bn VAT In Q3 2023 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the aggregate Value Added Tax (VAT) stood at N948.07 billion in Q3 2023. This is according to the VAT Q3 2023 Report released in Abuja on Monday. The report shows a growth rate of 21.34 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter basis from N781.35 billion in Q2 2023. It said local payments recorded were N522.08 billion, while...
Tinubu Needs Petroleum Minister — Ex-SGF, Falae
On the backdrop of the current inflation rate, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Minister of Finance, Olu Falae has harped on the need for the government to manage inflation the right way. He explained that “As of August 1990 when I ceased to be Minister of Finance, the exchange rate was 5, naira 50 kobo to the...
Only A Budget Size Of N7trn Can Tackle Lagos Infrastructural Needs — Sanwo-Olu
The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the state requires about a N7 trillion budget size to meet up with infrastructural and basic amenities in 2024. Sanwo-Olu spoke at the eighth Lagos Corporate Assembly, a business forum, tagged ‘BOS Meets with Business Community’, at the Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja. The governor, however, noted that despite the uncertainty in the...
