The Federal Government commenced the search for fund managers for a planned $10 billion diaspora fund that is aimed at attracting dollar inflows and foreign investment into the economy. Reuters reports that a tender document by Nigeria’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment through a public notice indicated that the Federal Government was seeking “fund […]
The AU-ILO Joint Planning Meeting held on 8 April 2024 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has reassured on the strengthening of the collaboration and coordination between the African Union (AU) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) to promote decent work and social justice in the continent. The joint planning meeting featured 20 representatives from both institutions […]
The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mrs. Oluwatoyin Madein, has disclosed that capital budget releases for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for 2024 fiscal year will commence next month. She made this disclosure on Thursday at a one-day Stakeholders interaction/sensitization session on the revised policy on cash management and bottom-up cash planning held in Abuja. […]
The World Bank has alerted world leaders on the likely negative implications of rising commodity prices for the general price levels and economic projection in their countries. In a report it released on Thursday, the multilateral financial institution, stated that energy and other commodity prices were projected to become significant deflationary factors in the forthcoming […]
The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) on Wednesday hinted of its intention of merging the Bank of Agriculture with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) NIRSAL Microfinance Ltd as part of its efforts to improve the operational efficiency of government-owned institutions nationwide. To achieve this goal, the council also expressed its plans to inject new […]
The Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), two umbrella bodies representing Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and telecommunication companies in Nigeria, have called upon the government to take decisive action in addressing the current challenges undermining the growth of the nation’s telecommunications industry. In a statement […]
President of the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA) and chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, has advocated the need for increased capacity building to enhance tax administration processes among members of the global body. A statement by the chairman’s Special Adviser on Media, Dare Adekanmbi, indicated that the tax […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved the re-constitution of 15-member board of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative’s (NEITI’s) National Stakeholders’ Working Group (NSWG). The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of NEITI, Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, who gave this hint during a media chat on Wednesday, said the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, was […]
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed the transfer of its regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Ekiti to the Ekiti State Electricity Regulatory Bureau (EERB) and also the regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Ondo State to the Ondo State Electricity Regulatory Bureau (OSERB). The directive, contained in a statement issued by […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has notified the public and all aviation stakeholders that Runway 18L/36R is now reopened for flight operations at 19:58hrs on Tuesday. It stated that the reopening of the runway followed its earlier closure due to an incident involving a Dana Air aircraft, with registration number 5N-BKI, which overshot […]