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USA
Depreciation: Experts Harp On Fiscal Discipline To Stabilise Naira
Economists and finance experts have spoken on the need for local oil refining capacity, fiscal and monetary discipline as well as increased exports to help stabilise the exchange rate of the Naira. The naira exchanged for as high as N600 to one US dollar in the parallel market on Saturday, ...
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Nigeria
Federal Govt Committed To Better Nigeria, Job Creation – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the federal government remains committed to the vision and determination of President Muhammadu Buhari to significantly improve the economy, enhance security, and fight against corruption. He said the central government under the All Progressives Congress (APC) would continue to place priority on the creation ...
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Emirati Arabi Uniti
Govs Seek $15bn Investment Summit In Dubai
All is set for 14 governors drawn from both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to arrive in Dubai, United Arab Emirate (UAE) for the annual investment meeting slated for March 29, 2022. The governors are seeking foreign direct investments of $15 billion from businesses ...
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Nigeria
We Will Continue To Build Nigeria Of Our Dreams – Osinbajo
The vision and determination of President Muhammadu Buhari to significantly improve the economy, enhance security, and fight against corruption would continue as the focus of the Federal Government under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) so as to create more jobs for Nigerians, increase access to healthcare, and build a ...
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Nigeria
NDLEA Nabs 2 Drug Traffickers Who Excreted 165 Wraps Of Cocaine
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested two drug traffickers, Elvis Uche Iro, 53, and Uwaezuoke Ikenna Christian, 42, who excreted a total of 165 wraps of cocaine. Following their arrest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, the suspects excreted the drugs while ...
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Nigeria
FCT Business Owners Groan Over Petrol Scarcity
Business owners in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed concern over the current fuel scarcity and how it’s affecting prices and delivery of goods and services. A market woman, Hajia Adebayo Adenike, in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that prices of goods ...
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Nigeria
ABCON: CBN’s Decision To Stop FX Sales To BDCs Fuelled Naira Depreciation
The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has said the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to discontinue sales of foreign exchange (FX) to its members has made the naira depreciate faster. The association said this in a statement issued by its national executive council ...
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Nigeria
Job Creation: Group Advocates Making ‘Business Plan’ Compulsory For Final Year Students
The Convener of New Nigeria Group, Nazi Sam Ohuabunwa has said the present school curriculum will be reviewed to make it compulsory for final year students in tertiary institutions to submit business plan, in their various areas of specialisation. He said this in Abeokuta during a visit to Ogun state ...
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Nigeria
Brokers To Adopt Technology For Increased Insurance Penetration
The Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) has urged insurance broking firms in the country to adopt technology to deepen insurance penetration. The president of NCRIB, Rotimi Edu, while speaking at a press conference in Lagos, to mark the 60th anniversary of the council, noted that one of the ...
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Brasile Portogallo Nigeria
Troca de gasolina por etanol pode não ser vantajosa para o consumidor
Entre janeiro e fevereiro deste ano, as vendas do etanol hidratado subiram 26,20%. Os dados são da Associação Brasileira da Indústria da Cana de Açúcar (Unica). Na avaliação do diretor técnico da Unica, Antonio de Padua Rodrigues, isso “É um indicativo da recuperação do consumo do biocombustível”. Com o recente reajuste ...