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LAGOS — The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, has advised the Federal Government to eschew pride and review the removal of fuel subsidy and the floating of nation’s currency, the naira, warning of looming unemployment crisis, particularly with the current harsh economic situation. 4 NECA’s position came on a day oil marketers, under the aegis […]
Presidency has accused unscrupulous Nigerians of working to undermine President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration to revamp the Nigerian economy. It declared that smugglers and politicians were the brains behind the attempt to pull the nation backward. The presidency condemned the decades of mismanagement and underutilisation of the country’s assets within and outside the borders, leading […]
The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on eGIS and Urban Development, Dr. Olajide Abiodun Babatunde, has defended the move by the State Government to relocate the Computer village from Ikeja to Katangua area of the state. Speaking during an on-site evaluation of Computer Village in Ikeja on Tuesday Babatunde said the relocation was […]
Some of the motorists and traders who spoke with our correspondents attributed the flooded roads and pathways to the poor drainage system in the state. The downpour also led to a heavy flow of water that our correspondents witnessed in many parts of Ikeja and Alimosho local government areas of the state. At Ilupeju, PUNCH Metro noticed […]
The Federal Government has concluded plans to install biometric clearance gates for the Nigeria Immigration Service at the international airports in the country. The gates are expected to be ready at these airports by March 2024. The international airports in Nigeria where the facilities will be installed are the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, […]
The Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Breweries Plc, Hans Essaadi, has said that the economic situation in Nigeria has deteriorated to the extent citizens can no longer afford to buy beer. Essaadi said this on Monday at the company’s investor call following the release of its 2023 results. “It has been unprecedented year for our […]
The federal government has announced that plans have been concluded on the determination of food prices in Nigeria. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, who disclosed this in Abuja also gave hints on the projects and initiatives the federal government to stem the rising cost of food in the country. Kyari […]
Cement Manufacturers have agreed to sell a 50kg bag of cement at a retail price between N7,000 and N8,000, depending on location nationwide, The PUNCH reports. However, the manufacturers stated that the price drop from the current market price would depend on the fulfillment of certain government interventions to ameliorate critical challenges faced in the […]
The organised Labour on Monday began mobilising its members for a nationwide protest slated for February 27 and 28 over the cost of living crisis in the country. Sources in the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress told our correspondents that the National Executive Council met via Zoom on Friday, February 16, to review the […]
