•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria is a safe hub for investments, noting that a formalized solid mineral exploration will be the next growth vista for investors in the country. The president also promised that his administration will always provide the needed support to ensure that businesses thrive in the country, reports Daily Tr...
•Dr. Akinwumi Adesina The African Development Bank Group has pledged $2 billion over 10 years towards clean cooking solutions in Africa – a major step along the road to saving the lives of 600,000, mainly women and children each year. Speaking at a landmark summit on Clean Cooking in Africa held in Paris, the bank’s […]
•Tinubu flanked by Organised Labour leaders The Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage will reconvene on Tuesday, May 23 to further negotiate a reasonable new minimum wage for workers, after the organised labour walked out of the negotiation on May 15. An invitation letter sent to the labour leaders by the chairman of the committee, Bukar [&hell...
•A cattle market in the state Cattle Traders in Kara Market, Bukuru town in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State have protested against the state government’s plan to evacuate them from the market. The Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMDB) had on Monday gave two weeks’ ultimatum to the traders in the market on […]
•Second-hand clothes Lagos, a lively and the most populous state in Nigeria is well-known for its busy markets and unique shopping experiences. When it comes to buying second-hand clothes, better known as Okrika, Lagos offers a variety of markets that can meet the needs of fashion lovers and bargain seekers, reports Nigerian Tribune. These mar...
•Dele Alake The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Oladele Alake, has called on state governors to establish mining companies and apply for licences. This was revealed in a communiqué issued at the end of a meeting of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), held on Wednesday in Abuja. According to the communiqué, Alake said the […]...
•Dangote Refinery Dangote Refinery is set to buy at least 24 million barrels of US crude over the next year as it ramps up its processing capabilities. A report by Bloomberg revealed that the $20 billion refinery has issued a term tender for the purchase of 2 million barrels a month of West Texas Intermediate […]
•Atedo Peterside The founder of Stanbic IBTC and ANAP Foundation, Atedo Peterside, has faulted the federal government’s N90 billion subsidy for the 2024 Hajj, saying it is a setback to the nation’s economy. Peterside, who was a guest on Channels Television last night, believes the move has a political undertone ahead of the next electoral [&he...
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said the hues and cries on the electricity tariff increase for Band A customers is from those who were not paying electricity bills in the past. Adelabu, who spoke at the 8th Africa Energy Marketplace forum today in Abuja, said the new tariff has led to reduction in energy […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has held that a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) regulation, which requires financial institutions to demand and collect the social media handles of their customers, as part of the standard Know-Your-Customer procedure, is not a breach of the right to privacy. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba struck out a suit [&helli...