BUSINESS
VP Shettima Calls For Equity In Distribution Of Fertilizers To Nigerian Farmers
Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on stakeholders to ensure transparency, equity and fairness in the distribution of fertilizers to farmers. He made the call on Tuesday when he met with Fertilizers Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Shettima said President Bola Tinubu is passionate about reducing the cost of fertilizers for Nigerian farmers as...
It Makes No Sense, Former Statistician General Fault NBS Data That Says Unemployment Has Reduced
A former Statistician-General of Federation/Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Dr. Yemi Kale, has criticised the methodology used in calculating Nigeria’s unemployment rate from 20 hours to one hour per week. This comes barely a week after the NBS released a new data that put employment at 4.1 per cent from the 33.1% it was in...
We Inherited A Bad Economy, FG Says As Tinubu Insists On 50m Jobs
The Federal Government, on Monday, said it inherited a bad economy with an unacceptable high rate of unemployment. The government also assured Nigerians that the administration of President Bola Tinubu will not rely on borrowing and that he had pledged to be transparent, honest and accountable to the people. Meanwhile, the President has promised to create about 50 million jobs through...
Illegal Pipeline Connection In Abia Costs Nigeria $7.2m Monthly, FG Says
A federal government delegation to the oil-producing areas of Nigeria has discovered numerous illegal pipeline connections robbing Nigeria of millions of dollars in revenue. The team noted that a particular pipeline in Owaza in Abia state has been damaged by oil thieves, causing a revenue loss of $7.2 million dollars per month. The delegation, that visited the Niger Delta region at...
Umahi Says He’ll Speak To Manufacturers On Reduction Of Cement Price
Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, yesterday, promised to dialogue with cement manufacturers over reducing the prices of their products. He spoke while featuring on Sunrise Daily, a channel television programme. The minister said contractors have complained over the high cost of cement in the country and made claims that importing the product would be cheaper. His words: “I’m going to be...
NERC Urges Electricity Prepaid Customers To Update Their Meters
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has urged citizens with prepaid meter to update them before November 2024. The regulatory body said users who fail to update their meters before the said date won’t be able to recharge their prepaid meters. NERC, in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, said updating the meters attracts no cost. The regulator said electricity...
How CBN Spent N74bn In Naira Redesign, Others In 2022 — Report
It cost the Central Bank of Nigeria and its subsidiary about N74.84bn to produce and roll out currencies, including new naira notes, in 2022. Despite the scarcity of naira that plagued the country in the latter months of 2022, the CBN spent 40.42 per cent more than the N53.29bn it spent in the preceding year, to rollout currencies. According to the...
Hunger To Vanish As NEC Approves N5bn Subsidy Palliative With 5 Trucks Of Rice
The National Economic Council, NEC, on Thursday said that the Federal Government has approved N5 billion grant to be given to each of the 36 states of the federation for the procurement of grains as well as five trucks of rice to each state as palliatives to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. The NEC also approved the distribution...
We’ve Not Seen Reflection Of Uzodimma’s N40,000 Minimum Wage Increase, Imo Workers Cry Out
Imo state workers on Saturday complained that there was no increment in their salaries as promised by the Governor of the state, Hope Uzodimma. They made their feelings known in a statement issued to newsmen in Owerri and signed by the state Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Phillip Nwansi alongside other affiliate bodies. It should be recalled Uzodimma promised...
Tinubu In Meeting With World Bank Chief Says Audit Of CBN Commencing Soon
President Bola Tinubu says a comprehensive forensic audit of the Central Bank is underway, while a thorough overhaul of the Civil Service payroll is imminent. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu disclosed this during an audience with the President of the World Bank, Mr. Ajay Banga on Friday...
