The Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) has lamented the over 200 per cent increase in electricity tariff, saying over 65 per cent of private businesses, especially manufacturing firms and SMEs, may be forced to shutdown due to the high electricity tariff. Director General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Segun Ajayi-K...
•Third Mainland Bridge There will be no vehicular movement on the dual carriage Third Mainland Bridge for 24 hours beginning from noon today, the Federal Ministry of Works has announced. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs. Olukorede Kesha, who dropped the hint in a statement, said that the total closure was in continuation […...
•Dikwa market Abubakar Adamu, a fruit seller in Abuja, has not sent even a dime to his family in Jigawa State in the last three weeks. Adamu lamented how inflation is crippling his business. The number of his customers has dropped, reports Daily Trust. “Inflation has affected my business. Businesses are not moving, including this […]...
•APC headquarters, Abuja Hundreds of party faithful from the North Central today shut down the national secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC in a show of support for the National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. Insisting that Ganduje must serve out his term despite reported protests by some North Central APC elements that th...
Barely eight days Procter & Gamble, a multinational consumer company, announced closing its manufacturing operation, Jumia is also on the verge of shutting down its food delivery service, Jumia Food, in Nigeria. The e-commerce giant also planned to exit from Kenya, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Uganda, and Algeria, by the end of December ...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has issued a warning about safety and sanitation issues in Utako Market, raising the possibility of a shutdown to prevent the risk of an epidemic. Utako Market, situated in the Utako District at the heart of Abuja’s City center, is under the direct management of the Abuja Municipal Area [&hel...
The Organised Private Sector (OPS) is worried that the trend of increased mass exodus, plans to exit and a reduction in involvement in the Nigerian market by multinational corporations are a threat to the Nigerian economy. To this end, the OPS has advised the government to implement measures to stabilize and ensure the availability of [&hellip...
•Makinde The Oyo State Government has said it would work with Education secretaries, and heads of sections in all local governments towards shutting down substandard primary schools in the state. The commissioner for education, science and technology, Prof. Soliu Adelabu, in a meeting with basic education stakeholders on Wednesday said “mushro...