By Okeoghene Akubuike The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has unveiled the fifth wave of the General Household Survey- Panel(GHS-Panel) which will help track the resilience of Nigerian households over time. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the GHS- Panel Wave 5 2023/2024, which was carried out byContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mrs Oluwatoyin Madein, has called for transparency and accountability to be entrenched across all tiers and aspects of governance in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Mr Bawa Mokwa, Director of Press and Public Relations at theContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has uncovered the availability of substandard and unregistered sugar products in markets. A statement issued by Mr Ondaje Ijagwu, the Director, Corporate Affairs of the Commission in Abuja on Wednesday, said the substandard sugar product failed to meet mandatoryContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie The Imo State Government has received a four million dollars (N6.8bn) World Bank fund for its promotion of good governance and accountability in the ease of doing business. The Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Mr Declan Emelumba, announced this at a press conferenceContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Experts on Tuesday called on business leaders to prioritise fostering a culture of innovation to unlock their full potential and compete effectively in global markets. They gave this advice at the 2024 Management Day Lecture, held in Lagos. The event, themed “Innovation and Change Management: Fostering theContinue Reading
By Nana Musa Ms Omolola Oloworaran, Acting Director-General of National Pension Commission (PenCom), has urged the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), to remain with the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Oloworaran said this during a public hearing on a bill for an Act to establish Police Pension Board, in AbujaContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp), has expressed concerns over proposals from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), to exit the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) to Defined Benefits Scheme (DBS). Mr Oguche Agudah, the Chief Executive Officer of PenOp, voiced the concern on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Martha Agas President Bola Tinubu says that his administration is leveraging advanced technology in mining operations as part of efforts to reposition the sector. President Tinubu stated this while declaring open the ninth Nigeria Mining Week on Tuesday in Abuja. “Our administration is leveraging on advanced technology or artificialContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned Nigerians about fraudsters claiming to have received contract award letters for construction projects. According to a statement by CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mrs Hakama Ali, the fraudsters also usually lay claims to procession of special financial interventionsContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Sen. Abubakar Bagudu, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, has urged the African statistical systems to use statistics to tell the African story. Bagudu said this at the 2024 African Statistics Day Celebration, organised by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in Abuja on Monday. The NewsContinue Reading
