Moniepoint Microfinance Bank has revealed that 42 per cent of Nigeria’s small businesses cannot survive for a month without income, according to findings from the second edition of its Informal Economy Report. In a statement yesterday, the bank said the report highlighted the fragile financial position of small businesses that employ a large s...
•Japa Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has revealed that the UK government’s plan to raise the family visa threshold from £29,000 to £38,700 [approximately N80 million] has been put on hold. This policy, initially set to take effect in 2025, was introduced earlier this year by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as part of efforts to […]...
The UK today increased the income required to sponsor someone coming to the country on a family visa as part of the government’s plan to cut immigration. This was revealed by the UK home office via its official X (formerly Twitter) handle today. “We’re delivering the biggest-ever cut in legal migration and an immigration system […]...
Many households are not finding it easy as the ability to purchase daily and basic needs is becoming a tall order for many amid rising inflation and falling incomes. The households, mostly those in the low-income level, have lamented that nearly 100 per cent of their earnings are now spent on food, whose prices continue […]

