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Minimum Wage not Captured in 2018 Budget

Minimum Wage not Captured in 2018 Budget The Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Danjuma Goje, has said that no provision was made in the 2018 Budget for any increase in minimum wage during the year. Goje made this known while briefing newsmen on Wednesday in...

Violent Attacks: Buhari Approves N10bn for Victims

Violent Attacks: Buhari Approves N10bn for Victims President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a total of N10Billion for the rehabilitation of communities affected by violent attacks in parts of the country. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, made the disclosure during his visits to two Internally Displaced Persons...

Nigeria’s Future Depends On The Non-Oil Sector – Osinbajo

Nigeria’s Future Depends On The Non-Oil Sector - Osinbajo   Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday reiterated the Federal Government’s position that the nation’s future lies in the non-oil sector. Osinbajo spoke at the inauguration of a recreational and entertainment facility, The Dome, in Abuja. He said the...

Electricity: FG To Invest N72bn To Boost Power Distribution

Electricity: FG To Invest N72bn To Boost Power Distribution   Minister of state, power, works and housing, Suleiman Hassan Zarma, has stated that the federal government is ready to dole out N72 billion to electric distribution companies in the country to boost power supply and increase...

PRNigeria Bags Multiple African PR Awards in Botswana

PRNigeria Bags Multiple African PR Awards in Botswana …. Nigeria Re-elected APRA President Image Merchants Promotion Limited, the publisher of PRNigeria and Economic Confidential has yet again won multiple Public Relations awards at the 2018 annual Conference of African Public Relations Association (APRA) in Gaborone, Botswana. African...

We Invested N260bn On Roads In 3Years — FG

We Invested N260bn On Roads In 3Years — FG   The Federal Government on Thursday said it had invested N260bn in roads across the country in the past three years. According to the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, the funds were expended on the...