Local Airlines Hike Fares To 100%         One of the most expensive pricing regimes in local airfares may be upon the aviation industry, as ticket rates have more than doubled in a week. The spike, which operators blamed on an exchange rate that hit N500 to $1...

Cost Of Doing Business Rises By 600% At Tin Can Port         The cost of doing business especially for importation of goods through the Tin Can Island Port (TCIP) in Lagos has risen by 600 per cent in just one year. This is as importers and other...

Pension Contributors Withdraw N14.79bn As Job Losses Rise         About 26,458 workers who lost their jobs since the COVID-19 pandemic started taking its toll on the economy withdrew N14.79bn from their Retirement Savings Accounts in 10 months. Records from the National Pension Commission have revealed that more...

Fed Govt Begins N30,000 Grants To Drivers, Cart Pushers           The Federal Government has launched the transport support track under its MSME Survival Fund schemes for artisans and transporters. President’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement issued on Sunday, said the grant was in continuation of the...

OPEC, Russia Deal Raises Hope For Crude Oil         A fresh hope for oil producing countries such as Nigeria, and Algeria was raised at the weekend as oil prices hit the highest level since early March after major producers agreed to a cautious increase in output...

COVID-19: FG Offers Airlines N500bn Single-Digit Loans         The Federal Government has opened a N500 billion credit window for airlines to access single-digit loans to boost their operation and aid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. This is separate from the N5bn provided for airlines and other allied...