Hardship Protest Grounds Markets, Banks, Others in Abia Residents of the two major cities in Abia state, Umuahia, the state capital, and Aba, the commercial nerve of the state, stayed away from their shops and business premises on Thursday, August 1, following the uncertainty of...

FEC orders NNPC to sell crude to Dangote, others in Naira President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to sell crude to Dangote Refinery and other upcoming refineries in Naira. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga,...

Minimum Wage: Tinubu Signs Bill Into Law President Bola Tinubu has signed the new National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Bill 2024 into law which is reviewable every three years. President Tinubu signed the Bill midway into the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday. Senate President Godswill Akpabio...

Dr. Usman Mohammed Shettima Revives Borno's Horse Racing Tradition with Grand Competition By Dahiru Mamman Lawal President Tinubu's Senior Special Assistant on Administration and Office Coordination, Dr. Usman Mohammed Shettima, has revived the historic tradition of horse racing in Borno by organizing a grand competition to...

Hunger Protest may Inflict N400bn Loss Daily The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has cautioned that the protests could inflict an estimated daily loss of N400bn, with severe consequences for the country and its citizens. The Director/CEO of CPPE, Dr. Muda Yusuf, disclosed...

NCS Generates N4.4bn from Uncustomed Vehicles in H1 2024 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it generated N4.37bn from the 90-day window opened for uncustomed vehicles to rectify their documents. This data is according to the services' half-year report which indicated the N4.4bn earnings. The 90-day window...