From Our Correspondent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured that Nigeria’s most challenging economic period is now behind them. TheNewsZenith reports that Stanley Nkwocha, the vice president’s spokesman, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said Tinubu gave the assurance at the inauguration of Sen. Monday Okpebholo and Dennis Idahosa as Governor […]
From Our Correspondent, Abuja The Nigerian Women’s Economic Development (NigWED), an NGO, says it will train 10,000 female students on financial intelligence, leadership skills and political participation. TheNewsZenith reports that Mr Lugard Okonobo, Director-General of NigWED, announced the planned training during a Mentor-Mentee session it organised, on Friday, in Abuja. According to Okonobo, the benefiting […]
From Our Correspondent Two public sector reform experts, Dr Paul Alaje and Prof. Remi Aiyede have cautioned President Bola Tinubu to urgently reverse economic policies that are making life harder for Nigerians. The experts observed that the Federal Government already took the left foot forward when it hurriedly pronounced removal of petroleum subsidy. They said […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde A Think-Tank, Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), has called on the media to sensitise and encourage Nigerian citizens to update or register for BVN and NIN to enable them to benefit from various government’s social security programmes unfolding. IMPI Chairman, Niyi Akinsiju, made the call announced this at a press conference organised, […]
Tanzania’s Central Bank, on Friday, set its main interest rate at 5.5 per cent in a bid to contain inflation within its target and boost economic growth. The Bank of Tanzania had said earlier this month it would start using a benchmark interest rate to signal its monetary policy direction. “The CBR (Central Bank Rate) […]
By Ismail Abdulaziz On assumption of office, President Bola Tinubu’s administration made its intention clear to rejig the nation’s ailing economy and make it robust enough to engender the development and growth of Nigeria. A few months into the four-year tenure of the administration, it has initiated many programmes to drive the economy towards growth. […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, charged Nigerian Editors to tackle the menace of fake news, using fact-checking and responsible reportage to rescue the nation from the throes of fake news. Tinubu gave the charge while opening the 19th All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) on Wednesday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. TheNewsZenith reports […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde, Abeokuta A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Tunde Lemo, says Nigeria’s economy will continue to comatose unless the governance approach shifts away from wasteful spending. Lemo, who also is a one-time Managing Director of Wema Bank Plc, spoke as a Guest on “Boiling Point Arena”, a […]
My fellow citizens, I want to talk to you about our economy. It is important that you understand the reasons for the policy measures I have taken to combat the serious economic challenges this nation has long faced. 2. I am not going to talk in difficult terms by dwelling on economic jargon and concepts. […]
By Our Correspondent Mallam Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd., has challenged stakeholders to exploit the country’s huge oil and gas resources to boost the economy. Kyari spoke at the ongoing 40th annual international conference and exhibition of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) in Lagos […]