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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
