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Minimum wage may not be less than N100,000 – Economist

Chief economist at SPM Professionals, Paul Alaje, shares his thoughts with AYOOLA OLASUPO on some of the recent economic policies made by the Federal Government among others Recently, the Central Bank of Nigeria increased Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Rate known as interest rate from 22.75% to 24.75%. What implications will this have on the private sector? What do you think of the Central Bank of Nigeria stimulating this programme at this point? I […]

todayApril 29, 2024 15

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Kaduna APC, NLC back Assembly over El-Rufai’s probe

THE Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, on Wednesday, expressed its support for the move by the state’s House of Assembly to probe the financial dealings, particularly loans obtained by the administration of the immediate-past governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Similarly, the Kaduna State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress backed the probe. The state Assembly had on Tuesday set up a 13-man panel to probe El-Rufai’s administration. The probe […]

todayApril 18, 2024 26

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Grid collapse: FG deploys technology to detect sudden power drop

In a bid to address the recurrent collapse of Nigeria’s power grid, the Federal Government has deployed a new technology to detect and respond to sudden drops or dips in power generation across the country. It announced this through the Transmission Company of Nigeria on Wednesday, stating that the new Generation Dip/Loss Detection System would advance TCN’s grid management capabilities.

todayApril 18, 2024 18

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Cardoso links depleting external reserves to debt repayments

The Central Bank of Nigeria has clarified reasons for the significant decline in the nation’s foreign exchange reserves, asserting that it wasn’t primarily aimed at defending the naira, as commonly believed, but rather to partially repay debts owed to creditors. The bank further expressed its desire to minimise its involvement in the market, aiming to foster a scenario where prices are determined through the interactions of willing buyers and sellers. […]

todayApril 18, 2024 29

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Tariff hike: FG begs workers as electricity union insists on strike

The Federal Government has appealed to members of the National Union of Electricity Employees not to down tools over the recent electricity tariff hike. This is as the union insisted that they would withdraw their services should the government fail to rescind its decision on the removal of subsidy on the tariff payable by Band A customers. The National President of the union, Adebiyi Adeyeye, in an interview with our […]

todayApril 15, 2024 9

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BDC operators ask CBN to lower exchange rate

The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria has appealed to the  Central Bank of Nigeria to adjust and lower its applicable exchange rate below the N1,251/$ it pegged for its members. ABCON National President, Aminu Gwadabe, stated this in a letter to the CBN Director, Trade & Exchange Department. The appeal comes when the parallel market rate of 1,235/$ is lower than the BDCs’ applicable buying exchange rate […]

todayApril 8, 2024 23

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Naira crash pushes raw material imports to N3tn – NBS report

Imports of raw materials into the country rose by 25 per cent to N3tn in 2023. This is according to the Foreign Trade Statistics data published by the National Bureau of Statistics. The major raw materials imported during the period included cane sugar, other lubricating oils meant to be mixed further, preparations of milk containing vegetable fats and oils, mixtures of odoriferous substances, sheets for veneering, among others. Conversely, Nigeria […]

todayApril 5, 2024 6

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Naira sells below 1,280/$ at official, parallel markets

The naira began the new month on a bullish note, appreciating to N1,278.58 against the United States dollar from N1,309.39 per dollar recorded last week Thursday. This indicates an increase of N30.81 at the close of trading activity. According to data from FMDQ Securities, the indicative exchange rate for the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market closing below the N1,300 ceiling marks the first instance since January 26 of this year. […]

todayApril 3, 2024 8 2

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