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June 16, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria’s Inflation Rises To 33.95 Per Cent

Nigeria’s inflation rate increased to 33.95 per cent in May 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed in its latest data. According to the NBS Consumer Price Index report released on Saturday, this represents an increase of 0.26% points...

June 15, 2024 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Lauds Terminal Operator For Automation Investment

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council has lauded the West Africa Container Terminal for its investment in automation. The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of NSC, Akutah Ukeyima, gave the commendation during his recent visit to the terminal in Onne Port,...

June 14, 2024 No Responses

EFCC, FBI Strengthen Partnership

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)on Friday, June 14, 2024 brokered a renewed strategic alliance towards tackling the menace of internet crimes and other waves of emerging and old crimes that are of...

June 14, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu To Observe Eid-El-Kabir In Lagos

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja, the nation’s capital, for Lagos State on Friday ahead of Eid-el-Kabir.The President will observe Eid-el-Kabir in Lagos, where he will also spend the Sallah holidays.The President will mark the occasion in prayers ...

June 14, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Appoints Tanimu Yakubu As DG Budget Office

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Tanimu Yakubu as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, following the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Ben Akabueze. Mr. Yabuku is an accomplished economist and was Chief...

June 14, 2024 No Responses

NDDC To Support 4,500 Rice, Cassava Farmers

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commenced a partnership with communities in the Niger Delta region to empower 4,500 rice and cassava farmers to ensure food security in the region and country at large. Speaking during the onboarding Programme....

June 13, 2024 No Responses

Minister Projects Ministry To Achieve Top Three Ranking On PEBEC

In a pivotal address at the BusinessDay Maritime Conference 2024 held at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, outlined ambitious plans to elevate Nigeria’s maritime sector to global standards.Emphasizing...

June 13, 2024 No Responses

NLC Insists On ₦250k Minimum Wage

Apparently reacting to the 2024 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Democracy Day speech, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has insisted on N250,000 as minimum wage. The committee on the new minimum wage had submitted its report to the Federal Government, pegging....

June 12, 2024 No Responses

TINUBU’S DEMOCRACY DAY SPEECH

June 12, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Lauds Tolaram Group For Acquiring Diageo’s Stake In Guinness

President Bola Tinubu has commended Tolaram conglomerate for acquiring Diageo’s stake in Guinness. Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. Tolaram, which partnered Nigeria to...

June 11, 2024 No Responses

Oyetola Inaugurates NIWA’s Boats, Others

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, embarked on a one-day working visit to the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Lokoja, Kogi State.The Minister also inaugurated several landmark projects aimed at enhancing the operational ca...

June 11, 2024 No Responses

NDDC Budgets N1.9trillion For 2024

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has presented its budget proposals of N1.911 Trillion for 2024 to the Senate Committee on the NDDC at the National Assembly. Presenting the proposals to the Senate Committee, chaired by Senator Asuquo Ekpeyong, th...

June 11, 2024 No Responses

FG, States, LGs Share N1.1trillion May Revenue

The Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils in the country have shared N1,143.210 trillion May 2024 Federation Accounts Revenue. The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) disclosed this in a communiqué issued at the end of its lates...

June 10, 2024 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts 176,000 Codeine Shipment From India

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted another consignment of 175,000 bottles of opioid imported from India. The is coming barely a week after seizing a shipment of codeine-based syrup at the Port Harcourt Ports co...