•Oyerinde Mr. Adewale Oyerinde , Director-General of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), in this exclusive interview with Daily Independent, speaks on how if federal government reforms are deepened, and when necessary applied with human face the nation’s economy will stride on a trajectory of unlimited growth. Excerpts: We ...
•Obaseki Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has criticised the policies recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), saying they cannot support the economic growth of the country. The governor said the interest rates that are raised would hinder small business owners from getting loans to expand their businesses which are detr...
•Peter Obi National leader of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has called on President Bola Tinubu-led federal government to end the inconsistency in duty charges as it is affecting the general business atmosphere in the country. Obi, in a post yesterday via his verified X handle, opined “such arbitrary charges will obviously lead to […...
•CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso Yemi Cardoso, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that the actions taken by the apex bank to stabilize foreign exchange rates have begun to show promising outcomes. He pointed out that since high exchange rates and inflation are strongly associated, the steps would assist in stabilizing [&hel...
•Tinubu His narrow victory in the last presidential election notwithstanding, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, still looked like he enjoyed a tinge of goodwill from those that elected him. That goodwill appeared to have been squandered by a string of unpopular policies, missteps, and outright blunders committed by the administration. In eight mont...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has called for the setting up of a tripartite committee comprising the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Ministry of Finance, and the Nigeria Customs Service to provide a framework for a coordinated platform on fiscal and monetary policies for the country. The Ch...