The World Bank has revealed the alarming rate of poverty in states in the North-East, noting that severe climate crisis and conflict have diminished its development with poverty rates in the region as high as 70 percent.
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured participants at the 2nd Intra-African Trade Fair 2021, that his delegation is attending with ‘‘full force’’ to maximize the advantage of the gathering.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says under the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) electricity consumers are not required to pay directly for the meters issued to them.
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, on Monday presented N188,429,495,847.63 budget proposal for the 2022 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted Airtel Mobile Commerce Nigeria Ltd., a subsidiary of Airtel Africa, approval in principle to operate as a super agent.
The enacted Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 and its implementation, will face scrutiny by industry professionals, policy makers and stakeholders at the 2022 Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES 2022), a statement from the organisers on Monday has said.
Nigeria’s headline inflation declined for the seventh consecutive month to 15.99 per cent in October, Mr Simon Harry, the Statistician-General of the Federation has said.
With population in excess of 200 million and access to market across the continent, Nigeria is the most attractive destination for investment in Africa, economic experts say.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) agreement will assist in increasing revenues and jobs creation for young population in Africa.
Nestle Nigeria Plc, says that some cereals products being sold in sacks in open markets are not its products and warned consumers against purchasing and consuming such food items.
iProduce Africa, an agribusiness hub sponsored by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), says it has concluded plans to train no fewer than 200 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and agri-entrepreneurs to boost their capabilities.
A total of 6,420,820 passengers travelled through domestic and international airports in Nigeria between January and June this year, representing 50.5 per cent increase over 4,267, 409 recorded same period in 2020.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says revenue recently flowing into the nation’s treasury are majorly from non oil and gas exports.
