By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo In bid to cushion the effects of high transportation costs, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has approved working days for various categories of civil servants and an extension of payment of palliatives. The rescheduled working days…
…Graduates express frustration, demand action as job crisis deepens …Experts urge immediate action to avert social instability, as multinational exodus continues …Nigeria’s energy transition set to create 100,000 jobs By SodiqAdelakun As Nigeria grapples with an economic downturn, the demand…
Fidelity Bank Plc, a leading financial institution, has extended its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives to the Aguda community in Surulere, Lagos, by donating school bags to students of Aguda Junior Grammar and Aguda Community Junior Secondary Schools. This generous…
President Bola Tinubu has rejected a bill seeking to raise the retirement age of civil servants working in the national assembly. The bill aimed to increase the retirement age to 65 years or 40 years of service, whichever comes first.…
By Adeyanju Esther The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has detained Christian Ogbuji, an ex-convict, for importing 817 wraps of cocaine weighing 19.40 kg, valued at approximately N4.6 billion. The seizure occurred at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA).…
The Osun State Police Command has declared Mr. Dairo Frank Bayo wanted for allegedly engaging in a bisexual escapade, an offence deemed contrary to the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This declaration follows an incident that occurred on…
..Lifting petrol from Dangote Refinery will moderate FX pressure — Cardoso …As Okupe disagrees with Dangote on complete subsidy removal …Petrol price will crash if we lift directly from Dangote Refinery — Oil marketers By Seun Ibiyemi and Matthew Denis…
…Decision to further tighten interest rate unanimous — Cardoso …MPR hike will slow down investments, economic growth — Experts By Seun Ibiyemi The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) raised its Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 50 basis points on Tuesday,…
Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), hosted a reception with Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), to highlight youth unemployment and hunger in Africa, on the sidelines of the 79th United…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, says lifting of petroleum products from the Dangote Refinery will moderate foreign exchange demand pressures. Cardoso who said this on Tuesday in Abuja, while presenting a communique from the…
