Subsidy: FG to Begin Disbursement of Grants, Loans to Businesses   As part of the Presidential Palliative Programme, the Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the kick-off of two programmes targeted at alleviating the impact of the fuel subsidy removal – the Presidential Conditional Grant Programme...

Sugar Sector can Create Jobs in Hundreds of Thousands, Save Nigeria Billions of Dollars - NSDC Boss The Executive Secretary, National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr Kamar Bakrin, has said the nation's sugar sector has the potential to create hundreds of thousands of jobs for...

In One Week, Equity Market Investors Lose N90bn   The financial services industry of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) dominated trading activities in the past week, even as investors lost N90bn at the close of trading despite bullish sentiments. The financial services industry led the activity chart...

Ethiopian Airlines Bans Use of ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ Bag Ethiopian Airline has said passengers boarding any of its flights from Nigeria won’t be allowed to bring ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags. Ghana-must-go bags are popular sac-like load carriers in Nigeria that come in different sizes and colours and are preferred by...

Shekarau Urges FG to Embrace Health Technology A former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has called on the Federal Government to embrace the transformative power of digital health technology and explore how it can be integrated into its healthcare system. Shekarau made the call at...

New Minimum Wage to Commence in April 2024 - FG The Federal Government on Thursday said a new minimum wage regime would come into effect on April 1, 2024. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed, who disclosed this in an interview be in...