In the third quarter of 2023, Nigeria witnessed a rise in its unemployment rate to 5.0 per cent from 4.2 per cent in the previous quarter, as per the latest Labour Force Survey released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on ...
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Child Trafficking: Wike Orders Profiling Of Orphanages In FCT
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved a full thorough reprofiling of all orphanages and their recertification status in the FCT. The Mandate Secretary of the FCT Women Affairs Secretariat, Mrs Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, who made ...
Read More »Cement Manufacturers Slash Price To N8,000 After Meeting With FG
Cement manufacturers in the country have agreed to slash the price of the commodity to between N7,000 and N8,000 per bag after the federal government’s intervention. This was the resolution of a three-hour meeting between the manufacturers and a federal ...
Read More »Senate Kicks Against N17trn Loss To Tax Waivers
…As FIRS seeks stoppage of fresh N2.7trn tax credit, targets N19trn revenue in 2024 The Senate, through its Standing Committee on Finance, on Monday, frowned at N17trillion loss incurred by the Federal Government on tax waivers in the last five ...
Read More »30 Nigerian Referees To Undergo FIFA Fitness Test In Abuja
No fewer than 30 Nigerian referees will on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, undergo the FIFA physical fitness training at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. Medical tests were conducted on the referees on Monday, February 19, 2024, in readiness for ...
Read More »NDDC Constructs Road Linking 30 Communities In Akwa Ibom
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is ready to kickstart the construction of the Okossi-Mbukpo Eyokan-Ubodong – Etebi Road in Urueoffong Oruko Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, the Commission’s Executive Director of Projects, Hon. Victor Antai, has announced. ...
Read More »FG Plans One-stop Shop For Mining Sector
The federal government is to establish the Nigerian Mining Centre of Excellence (CoE) that will meet the needs of investors in the solid minerals sector. The permanent secretary of the Ministries of Solid Minerals Development and Steel Development, Dr Mrs ...
Read More »Wema Bank Partners NYSC To Launch Nationwide Youth Empowerment Initiative
In a momentous move to empower Nigerian youths and foster economic growth, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first-fully digital bank, ALAT, has joined forces with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to launch the NYSC-ALAT ...
Read More »Nigeria Open To Talks With Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger Despite Coups — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, declared that Nigeria remains open to dialogue and rebuilding ties with Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic, despite recent coups in the three countries and their decision to withdraw from the Economic Community of ...
Read More »Nigeria Ready To Host African Central Bank By 2028, Says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has told African leaders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Saturday, that Nigeria was ready to host the African Central Bank (ACB). He said his administration will engage the African Union (AU) Commission in collaboration with member-states to ...
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