The Federal Government on Monday pledged increased support for Micro Small and Medium scale Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country to fight unemployment and spur economic growth. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Niyi Adebayo made the pledge on…
The Director-General, National Aumotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr Jelani Aliyu, says investment in automotive design is the panacea for unemployment in Nigeria. Aliyu disclosed this on Saturday in Owerri during the closing ceremony of a two-week training in…
Following the order of Honourable Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court Lagos Division, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken over 13 prime assets linked to Centage Savings and Loans Limited and its Chief Promoter, Mr.…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Abia, Kogi and Kebbi states residents paid the highest amount for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly referred to as petrol in February. The NBS said this in its “Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price…
In a great leap forward in dockworkers’ welfare, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has midwifed the signing of a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) on a revised minimum wage and improved living standard for dockworkers. The deal on…
Edo Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) has expressed its readiness to partner with the Nigerian Army in its drive to boost the state internal revenue profile. EIRS’s Executive Chairman, Mr Igbinidu Inneh, said this when he led his management team on a visit…
The World Bank has said although countries have gaps in readiness, most have prepared well enough across most essential areas to begin their immunisation drives as soon as they receive vaccines. It said this in a new report it released…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the number of active voice subscribers in Nigeria dropped to 204.60 million people in the fourth quarter of 2020 (Q4 2020). This is against the 205.25 million subscribers recorded in the third…
The trial of a former Director of Police Pension Office, Atiku Abubakar Kigo, Veronica Oyegbula and four others continued before Justice Hussien Baba Yusuf of the FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday March 17, 2021 as prosecution witness, Mustapha…
Minister of State, Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki on Wednesday says Nigeria is working to enhance policies to tackle many challenges that have bedeviled the road sub-sector of transportation. Saraki disclosed this at the virtual National African Continental Free Trade Area…
