Food Crisis: Cost of healthy diet rises further — NBS Report
By Elizabeth Adegbesan Despite the moderation in inflation rate reported by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, the financial burden of feeding on Nigerian households may have intensified as the national average Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) climbed to N1,541 per adult per in March 2026, about 4.4 per cent up from N1,477 in March […]
FG hinges solid minerals development on transparency
Federal Government has said that collaboration between relevant stakeholders in a transparent manner would facilitate exploration, exploitation, value addition and sustainable development of the minerals and metal sector of the country.
Agric transformation: FG targets N1.25bn fish feed per annum
Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Bukar Tijani, has said that the Agricultural Transformation Agenda of the ministry would produce N1.25 billion worth of fish feed per annum.
Okonjo Iweala and her vision for World Bank
Women have less ego. When it comes to doing my job, I keep my ego in my handbag”. These were the words of Nigeria ‘s Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who was nominated for the World Bank topmost seat by Angola , Nigeria and South Africa.
CBN backs NSE, threatens to sack banks’ Chairmen, CEOs
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has backed the quest by the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, to instill discipline in the Nigerian capital market, as it threatened to sack the Chairman and Managing Directors of banks that fail to submit their financial statements to the regulatory authorities at the appropriate time.
Kwara flags off N500m SMEs scheme
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has earmarked about N500 million to flag off programmes aimed at boosting Small and Medium Scale Enterprises [SMEs] in the state.
