….Despite Increases In Fuel, Diesel Prices Despite the surging inflation rate reported in October this year by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in Nigeria, the statistics agency on Wednesday reported that commuters paid less for transport fares in the month. The Bureau, in the ‘Transport Fare Watch (October 2023)’ published on its website, which […]
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Producers’ Supply Cuts Won’t Affect Oil Surplus In 2024 – IEA
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has projected that supply cuts by some oil producing countries may not affect oil surplus in 2024. The head of the agency’s oil markets and industry division, Toril Bosoni, was quoted in a news report by Reuters as making the forecast on Tuesday during an interview. Bosoni, who shared some […]
Ogun Commences 2nd Phase Of N1Bn Grant Disbursement To MSMEs
Ogun State Government has commenced the second phase of the disbursement of the N1 billion grant to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as part of its efforts to alleviate poverty and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on businesses in the state. The Commissioner for Industry, Trade, and Investment and a member of the Ogun […]
FIRS Orders Shipping Firms Lifting Crude Oil To Comply With Tax Laws
The chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, has charged foreign shipping companies lifting crude oil from Nigeria to ensure strict compliance with the country’s tax laws in their operations. Adedeji gave the charge at a workshop on taxation of non-resident shipping companies organised by the federal revenue agency in conjunction […]
Consumers Buy Cooking Gas 8.89% Higher In October
…..As Kerosene price rises 0.32% Buyers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) in Nigeria paid N4,562.51 as average retail price for refilling a 5kg cylinder in October this year, representing an increase of 8.89% month-on-month over the N4,189.96 they paid in the preceding month. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its ‘Liquefied Petroleum Gas […]
Analysts Set Agenda For FG On Dwindling Foreign Reserves
Economists at Centre for the Study of Economies of Africa (CSEA), a leading economic research and consulting services firm with special focus on trends in Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA’s) economies, have canvassed some fiscal and monetary policy measures for the Federal Government to implement in order to halt the dwindling foreign reserves of the country. The […]
Monthly Revenue Surges To Over N1Trn After Subsidy Removal – FG
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, on Monday disclosed that the Federation Account had been recording improved revenue inflow since the removal of fuel subsidy from an average of N650 billion monthly to over N1 trillion in the last four months. Edun made this disclosure at the opening ceremony […]
NCC Committed To Digital Economy Strategic Plan’s Implementation – Maida
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has expressed its total commitment to the implementation of the Ministerial Five Pillars of the Strategic Blueprint aimed at holistically transforming the nation’s economy with a view to achieving 70% digital literacy by 2027; and a capital increase raised by Nigerian tech startups by 50% year-on-year from $1 billion/year in […]
Again, Tinubu Urges Foreign Investors To Explore Nigeria’s Opportunities
President Bola Tinubu has assured international investors that Nigeria remains a secured destination with high prospects for returns for their investments. Tinubu, who gave the assurance while speaking as a participant in a panel discussion on fostering local value chains and investments in Africa at the 4th G20 Investment Summit in Berlin, Germany, highlighted Nigeria’s […]
Akwa Ibom Governor Lauds NBS On Statistical System’s Standardization
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, has commended the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for its sustained drive towards standardization of Nigeria’s statistical system in line with global best practice. The governor commended the management of the statistics agency for the ongoing transformation of the statistical system at the Southern States […]