Lagos Pays N38b Pensions To 9,865 Retirees

Lagos Pays N38b Pensions To 9,865 Retirees

The Lagos State Government (LASG) on Wednesday said that it had paid nothing less than N38billion as accrued pension rights to 9,865 retirees from May 2019 till date .  The Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Mrs Ajibola Ponnle,  said...
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Manufacturers Seek FG’s Intervention As Diesel Hits N720 Per Litre  

Manufacturers Seek FG’s Intervention As Diesel Hits N720 Per Litre  

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), is seeking urgent intervention from the Federal Government to support the production of goods, as diesel price hits N720 per litre.  Mr Lanre Popoola, the Chairman, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN)...
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Jime: Dry Ports To Come On Stream Soon

Jime: Dry Ports To Come On Stream Soon

The dry ports would soon be completed and put to use as government intensifies efforts to broaden and diversify Nigeria’s economy, Emmanuel Jime, Executive Secretary, Nigerian’ Shippers’ Council (NSC), has said. Jime told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
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Ecobank Nigeria Partners Ogun On Mortgage Finance For Civil Servants

Ecobank Nigeria Partners Ogun On Mortgage Finance For Civil Servants

Ecobank Nigeria has entered into partnership agreement with Ogun State government to provide mortgage financing to interested civil servants who are allotees of the state’s housing scheme.  Under the housing scheme, the Ogun State Government has develop...
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DMO Auctions N150b FGN Bond 

DMO Auctions N150b FGN Bond 

The Debt Management Office (DMO) on Friday offered for auction, two separate Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) bonds at N75 billion each.  The DMO in its website, announced that the bonds are N75 billion, 10-year re-opening FGN bonds at 12.5 per...
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Nigeria’s Fuel Subsidies Back Under The Spotlight

Nigeria’s Fuel Subsidies Back Under The Spotlight

By LukmanOtunuga, Senior Research Analyst At FXTM — The explosive surge in oil prices over the past few months has been good news to energy producing countries including Nigeria. It is worth keeping in mind that Africa’s largest economy acquires...
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FG Pays N22.7b Petroleum Bridging Claims To Transporters 

FG Pays N22.7b Petroleum Bridging Claims To Transporters 

The Federal Government has paid bridging claims amounting to N22.7 billion to transporters of petroleum products, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), disclosed on Wednesday.  The Chief Executive Officer, NMDPRA, ...
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FEC Approves NIMASA, NPA, NRC Contract Proposals

FEC Approves NIMASA, NPA, NRC Contract Proposals

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved contract for clearing of equipment for the Deep Blue Project.   Briefing Journalists after the FEC meeting on Wednesday, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi explained that the N2.8bilion contrac...
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Opinion: Nigeria – A New Year But Same Old Story?

Opinion: Nigeria – A New Year But Same Old Story?

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM — 2022 could be a critical year for Africa’s largest economy as it navigates through Covid-19 and inflation-infested waters. Global economic conditions remain strained by the coronavirus menace while s...
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Nigeria Inaugurates Technical Committee On Sorghum Varieties

Nigeria Inaugurates Technical Committee On Sorghum Varieties

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has inaugurated a technical committee to streamline the existing Sorghum varieties in the country as part of measures to meet food and industrial demands.  A statement issued on Sunday by Modu...
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Yakubu: Undemocratic Takeover Of Govt Poses Great Challenge To ECONEC

Yakubu: Undemocratic Takeover Of Govt Poses Great Challenge To ECONEC

The undemocratic takeover of government in some West African countries has created a great challenge for Electoral Commissions in the sub-region, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Speaking at Wedn...
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Niger Spends N5b On Security In Two Years

The Niger Government said it spent more than N5 billion in the last two years on general security in the state.  Alhaji Ahmed Matane, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), said this while addressing Journalists in Minna on Tuesday. ...
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South-South Governors To Join VAT Suit

South-South Governors To Join VAT Suit

Governors of South-South states, on Monday,  resolved to join the suit currently before the Supreme Court over the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT).  The VAT case is between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Rivers Government....
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FG Converts National Blood Service To Commission

FG Converts National Blood Service To Commission

The Federal Government has established the National Blood Service Commission (NBSC) to replace the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) to coordinate, regulate and ensure the provision of safe, quality blood transfusion services.  A statement issued ...
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