Days after the Federal Government unfolded a policy to stop rice importation into Nigeria in the next four years, the tempo of rice smuggling in the country has taken a different dimension

Alhaji Jimoh Aremu is a dealer in all kinds of German, Japanese and American vehicles. In this interview conducted by telephone from the United States, the auto merchant admonishes the Federal Government to rescind its decision on the new policy that requires vehicle dealers, who do not manufacture locally, to pay 70 per cent duty on imported cars. He maintains that the policy will continue to attract public outcry and, worse still; it will affect the nation economically and keep lots of Nigerians out of job.

A Director in the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Alh. Abdul Maji Sheriff, has called for proper funding of the institute to enable it fulfill its mandates.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday, retained the Monetary Policy Rate, MPR, at 12 per cent with a corridor of +/- 200 basis points around the midpoint.

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