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Showing posts with label Economy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Economy. Show all posts

Nigeria Should Carry Out More Research On Safety, Benefits Of Genetically Modified Organisms

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As food scarcity looms in Nigeria, with farmers facing enormous challenges, agricultural biotechnology involving use of different scientific...

Why World Bank backs Osinbajo-led power reforms with $750m

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The World Bank Board has approved a $750 million facility for the Nigerian Power Sector in a bid to support the Buhari administration in pro...

It’s force-feeding not school feeding by Rotimi Fasan

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The ill-timed initiative of the Federal Government of Nigeria to provide meals at this time of global lockdown for pupils in schools should ...

Lagos doctors begin indefinite sit-at-home to protest Police harassment

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The Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA has directed doctors in state to proceed on an indefinite sit-at-home order ...

Head of Service’s son caught in ‘ghost job’ scandal

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The son of the Oyo State head of service has been caught in a job scandal. Ayobami Agboola, whose mother, Amidat Agboola, was appointed in...

NAFDAC bars firms from using COVID-19 to promote brands

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has warned infant foods producing companies from using the coronavirus pand...

SELLERS 'N' BUYERS NIGERIA: Back on Track

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SNBNG is an acronym for Sellers ‘N’ Buyers Nigeria, an online community conceptualized to facilitate buying and selling of goods and ser...

Don’t extend lockdown in Lagos, Abuja, FG advised

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Both the Federal and Lagos State governments have been advised not to extend the ongoing lockdown in Lagos State and Abuja. Rather...

FCT IRS Explains Reason For Sending SMS To Taxpayers

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The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT IRS) says the Short Message Service (SMS) sent to federal workers and thos...

IN FULL: $1.25bn for Abuja rail, $500m for NTA — Buhari’s $22.7bn loan spending plan

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The senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s $22.7 billion loan request — years after it was rejected by the previous assemb...

Minimum wage: NLC state councils to take action against erring govts

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Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its state councils to go on strike if any state government fails to implement the N30,000 new...

Labour crisis looms in kwara as operators of MicrofBanks raise alarm 2,000 workers will lose their jobs

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Ilorin… Labour crisis looms in kwara state as operators of MicrofBanks in the state on Wednesday raised the alarm that 2,000 workers in...

Enugu workers celebrate payment of new minimum wage

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There was jubilation in Enugu State, on Tuesday, as civil servants marched through the streets of Enugu to the Government House, to th...

SMEDAN Kicks Off Nationwide Registration Programme For MSMEs

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A nationwide mass registration programme that is designed to provide tailored and critical hand-holding services to the informal operat...

Environment: FG prepares bill to ban plastic production

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The National Assembly and the Federal Ministry of Environment have disclosed that there are plans to sponsor a bill meant to prohibit ...

Morgan Stanley to Buy E-Trade for $13 Billion

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The move will give one of Wall Street’s powerful blue-chip firms control of a major presence in the world of online brokerages. Mo...

FG secures $1.5 b for Ajaokuta

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The federal government has secured about $1. 460 billion for the completion of the Ajaokuta Steel Mills in Ajaokuta, Kogi State. T...

EFCC, NYSC Embark on Walk against Corruption in Sokoto

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The personnel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Sokoto ...

Breaking: Lagos closes 16 companies over N126.19m tax evasion

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The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service(LIRS) on Friday announced that it had closed 16 companies in the state over alleged failure t...

Nigerian Govt Expecting Ibori, Alamieyeseigha, Diezani, Aluko Loots – Malami

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A day after a tripartite agreement was sealed by Nigeria, the Island of Jersey and the United States of America (USA) for the repatria...