Tomato Prices Drop by 58% as Harvest Commences Families which switched from tomato to other alternatives may need to return to their favourite fruit as prices have dropped to seven-month low on the commencement of a new harvest season and the July/August rain break. Tomato prices...

Edo Refinery Decries Lack of Crude Supply from Relevant Authorities The management of AIPCC Energy Limited, operators of the Edo Refinery and Petrochemicals Company Limited, has raised alarm over the persistent lack of crude oil despite being a fully functional 1,000 barrels per day stream...

Awolowo Hails Tinubu, Olutayo, Others as Trade Begins Under AfCFTA The National Coordinator, Nigeria African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Coordination Office, Olusegun Awolowo, has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his commitment to deepening intra Africa trade and economic diversification for revenue generation and...

Lagos to Launch Electronic Tax Portal Mid-August The Lagos state government says it will launch its online tax platform on August 15. The platform is called the ‘Lagos Revenue Portal (LRP)’, said Abdul-Kabir Ogungbo, special adviser to Babatunde Sanwo-Olu, Lagos governor, on taxation and revenue. Ogungbo, who...

Enugu Disburses N4.6bn Agricultural Inputs, MSMEs Grants Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has launched the distribution of inputs and grants valued at over N4.6bn to farmers, communities, and IT startups in the state. This, the governor said, was part of his efforts to enhance food...

FG Rejects N279bn Construction Cost for Second Niger Bypass The proposed cost of N279bn for the Second Niger Bridge Bypass by Julius Berger Plc is excessively high, the Federal Government has declared, rejecting the proposal. It declared this through the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi,...