Day: May 20, 2024

Colorectal cancer rates rising among younger generation – Study

Researchers from the University of Missouri-Kansas City found the rate of colorectal cancers grew 500 percent among children ages 10 to 14 and 333 percent among teens aged 15 to 19. “Colorectal cancer is no longer considered just a disease of the elderly population. It means that there is a trend. We don’t know what […]

Minimum Wage: Why we may not accept N100,000 — Organised labour

….Tells FG to break down whatever amount it wants to pay …Says it expects govt to be serious By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — Organised Labour has told the Federal Government to perish any thought of offering N100,000 as the new minimum wage. It also asked the government to be serious with negotiations on the issue […]

Manufacturers wail as unsold goods pile up in warehouses

Manufacturers of fast-moving consumer goods, FMCG are in dire agony over the continued rise in unsold goods in their warehouses, a development which would lead to a further significant decline in output level in the sector.The continued rise in unsold goods is caused by two factors namely the rising cost of living and the declining […]

CBN directs banks to stop 0.5% cybersecurity charges

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks and other financial institutions to stop the implementation of 0.5 percent cybersecurity charges on electronic transactions. This was disclosed in a circular to all commercial, merchant, non-interest, payment service banks, other financial institutions, mobile money operators and payment service providers. The circular was jointly signed by Chibuzor Efobi, […]

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