Again, MTEF Suffers Another Setback In 2019 Budget   The passage of the 2019-2021 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper suffered another setback at the House of Representatives as the presentation of the committee’s report on it was stood down till another legislative day. The presentation...

 Finance Minister Advocates Gender Equity ...Empowering women will ensure stronger economies Finance Minister, Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed has called for gender equity in the society and appealed to governments at the various levels to put measures in place for strategic approach towards establishing it. Mrs Ahmed stated...

PIB’s Fate Uncertain As Elections Take Centre Stage   The fate of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) is still hanging in the balance as none of the four bills in which it was split into has become law a few months to the end of the...

2019 Budget Bill to Wait As NASS Shifts Plenary The passage of 2019 Appropriation Bill suffers another setback as National Assembly has announced the postponement of its resumption scheduled for Tuesday Feb. 19 to Tuesday Feb. 26. The Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr Mohammed Sani-Omolori,...

Ghana’s “Alomo Bitters’’ sold 580,000 cartons in Nigeria Alomo Bitters, a herbal alcoholic drink produced by Kasapreko Ltd., a Ghanaian-owned company based in Ghana, sold 13.9 million bottles(580,000) cartons in the Nigerian market in 2018. The Nigerian Sales Representative, Kasapreko Ltd., Mr John Adesoye, told NAN...

NNPC, Contracting Partners Begin Development of 2billion Barrels Bonga South West Field The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its contracting partners have begun the development of 2 billion barrels Bonga south west field in OML 118 as part of efforts in actualizing Nigeria’s aspiration...