Our reporter/ President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday appealed to the organised labour to give him more time to look into their grievances rather than embark on industrial action. The…
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Category: Economy
NLC issues nationwide strike notice over fuel price hike
Our reporter/ Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has issued a nationwide strike notice to seek the reversal of fuel pump price hike and other policies by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government.…
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Abia government approves establishment of innovation park, modular refinery
Our reporter/ An innovation park and a modular refinery will be established in Abia to accelerate economic development, the state government has said. Abia state information commissioner Okey Kanu, who…
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CBN raises interest rate to 18.75%
Our reporter/ The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), which measures interest rate, from 18.5 percent to 18.75%. Acting CBN Governor, Folashodun Shonubi,…
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How FIRS generated N5.5trn from taxes in six months – ‘highest half-year revenue ever’
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it generated N5.5 trillion as tax revenue in the first half of 2023. In a statement on Thursday, Johannes Oluwatobi Wojuola, special assistant on…
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