NANTS Trains 300 Idps On Best Agronomic Practices
By Emeka Amadi The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) says it has trained 300 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) on best agronomic practices on crop value chain to boost agricultural…
Nigeria Earned N28.6trn From Oil, Non-Oil Sources In Five Years- NEITI
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) said that N28.58trillion was remitted to the Federation Account between 2012 and 2016, from mineral revenues, non-mineral revenues and Value Added Tax (VAT).…
Dangote Empowers 106,000 Women With N1.1bn
By Hakeem Hamzat The Aliko Dangote Foundation is set to empower 106,000 women across four states in the north with N1.1 billion. Towards achieving this women empowerment scheme, ADF has…
No Going Back On Cashless Policy — CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Friday said it would continue to implement the cashless policy in line with its mandate to ensure an efficient payment system. The CBN Governor,…
CBN Leaves Benchmark Lending Rate Unchanged At 13.5%
ByDayo Adeyemi, Abuja The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday left the Monetary Policy Rate unchanged at 13.5 per cent. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin…
PMB Replaces Osinbajo’s Economic Management Team
President Muhammadu Buhari has replaced the Economic Management Team with an Economic Advisory Council, the Presidency said on Monday. The replaced EMT was chaired by the Vice President, Prof Yemi…
Lagos state Rate As World’s Worst Unliveable City After Damascus-Report
By our business correspondent The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research and analysis outfit of the London based The Economist magazine, has released its latest liveability survey which rated Vienna, the…
Only 1.78% Nigerian Workforce Captured In Pension Net
Only 1.78 per cent Nigerian workforce is captured in the pension pot of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) and have a secured life after retirement, a report obtained by The Nation has shown.…
Fed Govt Raises VAT By 2.2%
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) took some far-reaching decisions at its maiden weekly on Wednesday. It approved the increase of the Value Added Tax (VAT) from five per cent to…
Budget: FG Proposes N9.78trn For 2020
…commences deduction of N614bn bailout to states By Ayobami Victor The Federal Government has presented the medium term expenditure framework and fiscal strategy paper (MTEF/FSP) where it proposed a total…
