Tag: economy

The governors said this in a communiqué after their meeting. The governors of the All Progressive Congress, APC, at the ...

The Minister criticised the high level of recurrent expenditure. The Minister of State for Finance, Yerima Ngama, said on Tuesday ...

The minister said government does not have the resources to meet ASUU’s demand. The Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has ...

The youth charged the government to tackle unemployment. Some youth in Port Harcourt have cited unemployment and poverty as being ...

Our country is in the news these days often for the wrong reasons. Nigeria is a country devastated by poverty, ...

Nigeria’s former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, recently announced that he is offering one undergraduate/postgraduate scholarship to young Nigerians, to cover ...

The Executive Council of the Federation, FEC, at its emergency meeting of Friday began discussions on the 2014 budget. The ...

There has been significant discussion in the public sphere of recent, on the need for presidential power to shift to ...

Audited results for the period ended 30 June 2013. Renaissance Capital, an investment bank, has said that it is baffled ...

The state used to general about N500 million as IGR monthly in 2011. The Kano State Government says it generates ...

Jonathan believes his economic policies influenced the appointment of the Nigerian by MTN. The President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has ...

Ministries and agencies of government were ordered to be more forthcoming in contract valuation. President Goodluck Jonathan has directed all ...

The entire country must come together to save the North from itself. So, the social media went agog over misrepresentation? ...

The governor asked for a 40-40-20 per cent formula. Governor Peter Obi of Anambra has advocated 40-40-20 per cent revenue ...

Why should the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) rate-setting committee not raise the policy rate at its meeting this week? ...

The BPE boss visited the water resources minister. The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and the Water Resources Ministry are ...

Both parties have reached a temporary resolution of the crisis. A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday cleared ...

The president addressed Nigerians in China. President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday gave reasons why Nigeria must move faster towards the ...

A few days ago, the minister of finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warned that economic activities may be shut down and ...

If the nation’s production remains at current level, there would be pressure on the budget and future economic growth, experts ...

NAMB held its third Annual General Meeting. The National Association of Microfinance Banks (NAMB) on Saturday in Abuja said its ...

The Naira was sold at N160. The Naira depreciated against some major international currencies at the official and black markets ...

The Oronsanye committee report suggested that some parastatals and government agencies be scrapped. The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday ...

Evelyn Oputu, Managing Director of the Bank of Industry, says the government and international development partners are confident in the ...

A UN chief warned that exporting crude and unprocessed products was detrimental to Nigerian economy. The Federal Government has given ...