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Why FG should reveal names of subsidy beneficiaries - NLC
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Why FG should reveal names of subsidy beneficiaries – NLC

The president of the NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, has demanded that the names of people and businesses that have received subsidies be made public. According to Nairametrics, he contended that a private limited business like the NNPCL shouldn’t have the power to set fuel pump prices. The NLC President claimed the argument that market forces are to […]

NLC Northwest Zone suggests N485,000 minimum wage for labourers
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Subsidy: NLC won’t back down on planned strike, says official

The Federal Government, and by extension, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, must act appropriately by returning to the status quo, according to the Nigeria Labour Congress, which has stated that it will not withdraw its intended industrial action for Wednesday. Independent News reported that NLC reaffirmed its stance in a statement released on Sunday by the Head […]

Four consortia to repair deteriorated pipelines - NNPCL
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Private Nigerian firms to begin fuel importation June 2023 – NNPCL

As the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited prepares to discontinue crude oil exchange contracts and transition to cash payments for fuel imports, private businesses in Nigeria will have the option to purchase fuel beginning in June 2023. According to Reuters, on June 3, NNPCL’s group chief executive officer, Mele Kyari, made the statement which is consistent […]

Nigeria produced 4.5m passports in four tears - NIS
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Nigeria produced 4.5m passports in four years – NIS

  The Nigeria Immigration Service has revealed that a total of 4,591,055 passports have been produced by the agency between August 2019 and May 2023. It also stated that there were no fewer than 4,736,075 applications for passports within the period under review. According to data obtained from a Ministry of Interior document, 470,363 passports […]

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Aviation

Foreign airlines trapped funds in Nigeria rises to $812.2m

The amount of money trapped by foreign airlines in Nigeria has increased to $818.2 million, setting a new world record. According to Nairametrics, the International Air Transport Association has urged the impacted nations particularly Nigeria to uphold the international agreements made about the repatriation of ticket sales with various governments. According to the Director-General of […]

Queues return as IPMAN opposes Tinubu subsidy removal
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Subsidy: IPMAN commends FG over approval for private importers

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has commended the Federal Government for approving the importation of petroleum products by private firms.   The chairman of IPMAN Enugu Depot Community, in charge of Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu States, Chinedu Anyaso, said this while reacting to the development in Awka on Sunday, according to the News […]

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Subsidy: FG meets TUC

The Federal Government is in a meeting with the Trade Union Congress at the State House, Abuja, over the removal of fuel subsidy.   The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the TUC Secretary General, Nuhu Toro, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen on Sunday.   The meeting is a follow-up to the earlier […]

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Okonjo-Iweala narrates ordeal with fuel subsidy cabal

The current Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said that the concept of fuel subsidy removal isn’t new as she narrated her ordeal with a fuel subsidy cabal. According to Vanguard, while she served as the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, the removal of fuel subsidies […]

NCF offers workable solutions to plastic pollution
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NCF offers workable solutions to plastic pollution

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation declares that it is prepared to offer real answers to the plastic issue through straightforward and flexible eco-friendly tactics as the world struggles to combat the threat of plastic pollution. According to Vanguard, this was revealed in a statement released on Saturday in Lagos by the NCF’s communication manager, Mr. Oladapo Soneye, in […]

ICPC criticizes procurement contracts over integrity gap
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ICPC to investigate abandoned N45bn NASS constituency projects

Juliet Buna Documents reveal that the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offenses Commission has discovered National Assembly members’ uncompleted constituency projects worth over N45 billion. According to The PUNCH, it is part of the ICPC’s Constituency and Executive Projects Tracking Initiative, now in its fifth stage. The uncompleted projects, tracked across sectors and states, […]

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Walt Disney’s Pixar Animation cuts 75 jobs

75 positions have been terminated at Walt Disney’s Pixar Animation Studios, including those of the two executives behind the box office flop “Lightyear.” According to Reuters, sources stated on Saturday that this is the studio’s first sizable layoffs in ten years. The cuts included “Lightyear” director Angus MacLane, a 26-year animator who worked on critically acclaimed […]

Increase in taxes raises household spending, says former NBS DG
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Increase in taxes raises household spending, says former NBS DG

Chief Economist at KPMG Nigeria and former Director-General of the National Bureau of Statistics, Dr. Yemi Kale,  has expressed worries about the possible detrimental effects of increased taxation on household expenditure and the growth of private businesses. According to Nairametrics, speaking on June 3 at the Nairametrics Q2 2023 Economic Outlook Webinar, Dr. Kale emphasized the […]