Workers’ Day: Labour Demands N615,000 Minimum Wage, Gives Deadline  The organised labour yesterday urged the federal government to increase the minimum wage to N615, 000, stating May 31 as the deadline to meet demand. It handed FG May 31 deadline to come up with a realistic...

FG to Revoke Gas Licenses, Gives Fresh Conditions  The Federal Government says it will stop granting licences to gas companies with no capacity to build pipelines for gas distribution. This, the government said, became necessary to discourage the transportation of compressed natural gas through the roads. The...

A Talent Hunter, His Minister and Their Stars, by Rahma Olamide Oladosu   President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has in the course of his remarkable political career earned the huge reputation of a successful talent hunter due to the ease with which he recruits the best Nigerian...

Maersk to Invest $600m for Expanding Port Infrastructure A.P Moller-Maersk, Danish shipping and logistics company, says it will invest $600m to expand existing port infrastructure to accommodate more container shipping services in Nigerian ports. This followed closed-door talks between President Bola Tinubu and the company’s Chairman,...

Currency Management Necessary in Expunging Corruption, Artificial Element in Naira Value President Bola Tinubu says currency management in the country is necessary to remove the artificial element of the value of the naira. Tinubu spoke on Sunday during the opening plenary of the World Economic Forum...

Fuel Subsidy Withdrawal Saved us from Bankruptcy – Tinubu President Bola Tinubu says the removal of the petrol subsidy was necessary to prevent Nigeria from going bankrupt. The president had announced the removal of the subsidy on May 29, 2023 — a development that immediately led...