LCCI, ACCI, Raise Concerns As Buhari Seeks Approval For Fresh $6.1bn Loan       The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry have both raised concerns over the rising debt profile of Nigeria following Buhari’s request that the Senate should...

DPR, RMAFC Seek Collaboration On FG’s Gas Revenue Drive       The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) have met to seek ways to boost revenues from the country’s gas resources, following the federal government’s renewed interest in the...

Labour Rejects Move By FG To Cut Salaries       Workers have kicked against a move by the Federal Government to cut their salaries as well as reduce the number of federal agencies. They registered their opposition yesterday through the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in a reaction to...

Buhari Orders Review Of FG’s Payrolls To Cut Costs     The federal government has initiated a raft of measures to cut the cost of governance in the face of dwindling revenue occasioned by the headwinds of the COVID-19 pandemic and the attendant global economic tailspin. Minister of...

Commercial Banks’ Loan To FG Hits N1.8trn       The total commercial loans to the government, at all levels, rose to N1.77 trillion at the close of last year, about 18 per cent increase from the N1.5 trillion reported in December 2019. This comes as the total outstanding...

All International Airports’ll Become Fully Operational Soon, Says FG       All five international airports in Nigeria will become fully operational to international flights in a couple of weeks, the Federal Government said on Monday. Speaking on behalf of the aviation industry at the COVID-19 Presidential Steering Committee...