Wage bill, other spending exceed subsidy savings — Oyedele
…Govt saved N15.8trn from subsidy removal, naira floatation …FG got only N5.43trn, borrowed N11.85trn …No large pool of cash available to FG By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief ABUJA — The Federal Government has clarified that the N15.8 trillion saved from fuel subsidy removal and the flotation of the naira between June 2023 and December […]
Amosun traces Nigeria’s economic crisis to agriculture neglect
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has said that the roots of economic crisis in Nigeria can be traced to the neglect of Agriculture for oil as the mainstay of our national economy. Senator Amosun stated this while declaring open the first-ever South-West All-Farmers Summit at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta recently.
AGRIC: IITA, AGRA seek action on climate change
The Director General, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dr Nteranya Sanginga, has said that there is need to go beyond rhetoric to action in dealing with negative consequences of climate change on agricultural production and productivity.
Group expresses concern over size of Africa’s portfolio market
The Association of Asset Custodians of Nigeria, AACN, has expressed concern over the small size of the portfolio market in Africa.
FG, UNICEF, USAID, others collaborate to produce high energy foods
AS Nigeria press to achieve food security, several international organisations had pledged their collaboration with the federal government to produce high energy nutritious foods for the country and Africa
750,000 cars shipped through port of Baltimore in 2013
The port of Baltimore last year handled a total of 750,000 cars both import and export, the Trade Development officer of Maryland Port Administration, Larry Johnson, has said.
