A harmonised new minimum national wage may be ready on or before President Bola Tinubu’s first anniversary on May 29. A source in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) which made this known to The Nation yesterday, said the new wage would meet the nation’s current […]

Robert Maersk Uggla met Nigerian president Bola Tinubu over the weekend, but no new investment deal was signed Nigerian president Bola Tinubu claims to have secured an investment of $600m from Danish shipping and logistics giant Maersk, but that appears to be news to Maersk A $600m investment into Nigeria’s […]

Dear secondary school teachers and school owners, please, help the students and the public by ensuring that students in your school write examinations by themselves and merit the grades they brandish on their SSCE results. We are tired of seeing students with A1 in Mathematics but cannot resolve the smallest […]

PUBLIC NOTICE OPay remains committed to working closely with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) andother regulatory bodies to fight money laundering, fraud, terrorism financing, and other illegal financial activities. As a regulatory-compliant institution, OPay follows the rules set by the CBN and other regulators to ensure the financial system’s […]

The Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) has concluded plans to take delivery of eight vessels containing over 300m litres of fuel to address the current fuel shortage. Chairman of MEMAN, Huub Stokman, disclosed this during a press conference to address the current fuel scarcity across the country. Daily […]

The Federal Government has announced free passenger train ride for four days on the rehabilitated Port Harcourt to Aba railway. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Oloruntola Oluremi, said the free train ride would be from the 1-4 May. “There will be free train ride between Port-Harcourt and Aba on […]

Yesterday, the National Grid got a massive boost as 624MW was added from Zungeru HPP. This was after a successful reliability test on the units. With this addition, NESI will be better and the national grid shall grow. Let’s continue to prioritize #energyaccountability and #energymanagement as we work towards a […]

The Nigerian Naira closed the month of April in a steep decline, closing at N1,390.96/$1 in the NAFEM, where the exchange rate trades officially. This rate represents a 5.8% depreciation from the month’s opening rate of N1,309.39 and a significant drop from its mid-month high of N1,072.74. The naira rallied […]

The federal government last night approved a pay rise of between 25 and 35 per cent for civil servants across various consolidated salary structures. The announcement was made on the eve of May Day, or Labour Day, which is celebrated worldwide to recognise and honour the achievements and contributions of […]

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has described Nigeria’s Value Added Tax collection as the lowest in the African continent. This was as the Speaker attributed the development to what he referred to as significant inefficiencies in the nation’s tax system. According to the Speaker, the House […]