Police win big as Nigeria raises personnel pay by 20% Jan. 1 2022
Onome Amuge
December 15, 2021
The men and women serving Nigeria in the police will get a boost in their personal earnings as the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday granted approval for a 20 percent upward salary review for the Nigeria Police Force, which will commence from January 2022. The council, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, at […]
Lagos monthly rent payment policy will tackle residents’ housing worries
Onome AmugeDecember 15, 2021
The Lagos State government has raised optimism that the monthly rent payment policy set to commence in January 2022 will greatly ease the burden of yearly payment on accommodation for tenants, just as landlords will get their annual payment of house rent upfront. Toke Benson-Awoyinka,special adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on housing, stated […]
Ahead festivities, Nigeria inflation slows for 8th straight month at 15.4% in November
Charles AbuedeDecember 15, 2021
Ahead of the active shopping period of the yuletide season, Nigeria’s headline inflation for the month of November has come in at 15.40 percent year on year, and a moderation from 15.99 percent it printed in October, the National Bureau of Statistics has shown in its latest inflation report released on Thursday. It is the […]
USAID gifts Nigeria’s health ministry $3.3m to fight tuberculosis
Chris IkosaDecember 15, 2021
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Wednesday said it was giving $3.3 million in commodities, and as part of a broader ‘New Tools Project-Nigeria’, to Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health’s National TB and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP). The US Embassy, in a disclosure, said the initiative will help Nigeria find more […]
Cross River drives cocoa production with 100,000 nurseries support for farmers
Onome AmugeDecember 15, 2021
The Cross River State government said it has intensified its commitment towards becoming a leading cocoa producer with the provision of 100,000 cocoa nurseries to help revamp cocoa farms in the southern senatorial district of the state. The gesture, according to Ben Ayade, governor of the second largest cocoa producing state, is in line with […]
Lagos agriculture sector records N1bn in IGR, first in 44 years
Onome AmugeDecember 14, 2021
Lagos State has for the first time in its 44 year history generated over N1 billion internal revenue in the agricultural sector despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Abisola Olusanya, the state commissioner for agriculture, made the disclosure at the recent 2021 Lagos Food Fest which had the theme, “A Taste of Lagos’, […]
Oyo State not owing teachers 2020 leave bonus, says SUBEB chief
Businessam StaffDecember 10, 2021
The Oyo State government says that contrary to reports making the rounds, no teacher in the state was being owed leave bonus for the year 2020. Nureni Adeniran, executive chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), debunked the allegation in a statement, warning primary school teachers against plans on embarking on […]
Ogun pledges PPP support as Unilever, Lafarge donate 80-bed isolation centre
Businessam StaffDecember 8, 2021
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment towards sustained support for private business organisations operating within the state, as well as enhancement of public-private partnerships (PPPs) to boost economic development and further expand its footprint as one of Nigeria’s most industrialised states. The governor made the pledge after taking delivery of […]
Nigeria struggling to reduce oil dominance in exports, Q3 data show
Onome AmugeDecember 8, 2021
Oil & gas hold 87.97% of exports Trade volume up 62% but deficit in at N3.02trn Nigeria is continuing to struggle in its attempt to reduce the dominance of oil and gas exports in its total foreign trade volume and value, latest data have shown. While the country’s foreign trade volume rose 62 […]
2021 Finance Bill: Buhari seeks domestic revenue mobilisaton, 2022 budget support
Charles AbuedeDecember 8, 2021
Request bill passage to support 2022 budget President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja, transmitted the 2021 Finance Bill to the Nigerian Senate for consideration and passage. The letter from the president was titled, ‘Transmission of Finance Bill 2021 to the National Assembly for consideration and passage into law in support […]