FG Rules Out Fresh Taxes, Charges in Aviation   Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, yesterday said the plan to improve the revenue generation by aviation agencies was not tantamount to raising taxes and charges. However, he said the...

Manufacturers Dismiss 3,567 Workers in H1, 2023 – MAN No fewer than 3,567 jobs were lost in the manufacturing sector in the first half of 2023 according to figures obtained from the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN). MAN disclosed this in...

NGX Sustains Negative Trading With N126bn Loss The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) dipped by N126bn on Tuesday, marking the fifth consecutive negative trading session on the local bourse. The equity market kicked off the week’s trading session...

Naira Hits N1000/$1 at Parallel Market The disparity between the official and parallel market rate is now very much wider than anticipated as the dollar at parallel market, on Tuesday, sold at N1000/$1 at the end of transactions. According to traders...

I'll Clear Dollar Debts, Suspend Intervention Loans - Cardoso   The new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Olayemi Cardoso, has said he will prioritise clearing the apex bank’s backlog of unsettled foreign exchange obligations in the near term. He...

The Raging NGF Debate on the NSR, by Abdullahi Usman   Lately, there has been a raging debate on the part of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), centered around the existence and continuing utility of the National Social Register (NSR) of...