Economy

Tanko Mohammed President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the expansion of the N-power beneficiaries from 500,000 to 1 million. Also N-Power beneficiaries who have concluded the 2-year job programme will now be able to access permanent job opportunities or business prospects in line with the N-power exit strategy now activated by…

Customs expecting waiver goods as Africa implements AcFCTA.

Nigeria sees new administration in US as determinant of major economic direction in 2021.

Taxes fetch Nigeria more than N4 trillion.

By Tanko Mohammed The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has reported that Nigeria’s domestic consumption of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas, exceeded one million Metric Tonnes (MT) in 2020. The agency disclosed this in a statement signed by Abdulkadir Saidu, the Executive Secretary, PPPRA, in…

By Anthony Areh The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri, has said that 27,000 unemployed Youths and women will benefit from the Extended Special Public Works Programme (ESPWs). Chief Information Officer of the ministry, Mr Ezeaja Ikemefuna, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in…

Nigeria taking measures to rescue troubled 2021 budget

Osinbajo briefs President Buhari on the achievements of Economic Sustainability Plan.

By Tanko Mohammed The World Bank says global economy is expected to grow by 4 per cent in 2021, assuming an initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout becomes widespread throughout the year. It said this in a statement issued in Washington D.C. on Tuesday at the presentation of the January 2021 Global…

In a New Year message, President Buhari promises to tackle crimes, insurgency.