The Chairman of BUA Cement, Alhaji Abdul Samad Rabiu, yesterday recounted how cement dealers frustrated his company’s N3, 500/bag policy, last year. He spoke at the 8th Annual General Meeting of the company in Abuja, reports Vanguard. He said that while his company sold over a million tones of cement to dealers at N3, 500, […]
•Ambassador Abayomi Mumuni A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Ambassador Abayomi Mumuni has enjoined President Bola Tinubu to stop the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman from banning students below the age of 18 from writing West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and National Examinations Council, NECO. Mumuni while s...
•US President Joe Biden A Texas judge yesterday ordered a temporary pause on a policy that would streamline the process for spouses of US citizens to obtain legal status in the country, a blow to one of US President Joe Biden’s biggest immigration reform policies. Judge J. Campbell Barker granted a 14-day administrative stay in […]
•Tinubu The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, says President Bola Tinubu has not addressed the real issues of the nationwide hunger protest. Prince Justice Fakiyesi, National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere loyal to the Ag. Leader Chief Ayo Adebanjo, while talking with our correspondent, said it was unfortunate that the president i...
•Tinubu Companies that breach the new Expatriate Employment Levy policy will pay N3m for each offence. The offences are not submitting EEL, not registering an employee, a corporate entity not renewing EEL within 30 days, and providing false information on EEL, reports The PUNCH. The Expatriate Employment Levy is a financial contribution impose...
Seven economists have reached a consensus that blocking fiscal leakages, the need for the Bola Tinubu Administration to establish an Economic Think Tank with seasoned economists and the need for the fiscal authorities to take the lead with a properly communicated fiscal policy framework that addresses the economic challenges adversely affectin...
•Yemi Cardoso and CBN logo The Senate has confirmed the appointment of 12 persons as members of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This confirmation comes after a report of the Committee On Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions Committee of the CBN was considered during plenary today, reports Chan...
The Senate today, Wednesday, February 21, screened nominees for membership of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). President Bola Tinubu had last week forwarded to the Senate for confirmation, the names of nominees for appointment as MPC members, reports The Nation. During the session, the Senator Tokunbo A...
•House of Reps The increasing security challenges and consistent call for community-led policing structure in the country, including foreign policy have been highlighted to take the front burner for deliberations at the floor of the House of Representatives as the Green chamber resumes for full legislative business today. This was disclosed by...
•CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso Critical flaw in the implementation of the naira redesign policy is responsible for the prevailing cash scarcity, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Yemi Cardoso, said yesterday. Cardoso acknowledged the “glaring defects” in various CBN policies and announced a comprehensive review initiative, reports The Nation....

