Labour Rejects New Bid To Borrow From N17trn Pension Fund         Organised Labour on Thursday rejected a fresh bid by governors to borrow from the N17 trillion pension funds. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) kicked against a similar proposal by Works and Housing Minister Babatunde Fashola to...

Nigeria’s Debt Getting Out Of Control - El-Rufai         Nigeria’s debt is getting out of control and the country has to do something about it, the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, said on Thursday. He said the country’s domestic debt was getting to its debt ceiling...

Lagos State Govt Pays Over N25bn As Retirement Benefits       Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu of Lagos State on Thursday said that his administration had paid over N25 billion into the Retirement Savings Account (RSA) of retirees of the state since he came on board 18 months ago. Sanwo-olu,...

W/Bank Withholds $1.5bn Loan To Nigeria         Nigeria got a caveat on Thursday to get approval for a $1.5 billion loan she is seeking from the World Bank. The reforms around the naira must be strengthened by the Federal Government, the financial institution is insisting. According to...

Air Travel Earns $1.7bn Annually, Create 341,000 Jobs       Contribution of the air travel sector to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been put at $1.7 billion yearly, with at least 341,000 direct jobs. The Commissioner of the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) Nigeria, Akin Olateru, made...

FAAN Implements Cashless Policy To Reduce Leakages         The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has promoted a cashless policy to optimise its revenue collection and reduce leakages. The Managing Director of FAAN, Captain Rabiu Yadudu, said this during the House Committee on Aviation visit to the agency’s...