Fiscal and monetary authorities must acknowledge that the agric sector holds the key to lower inflation, job opportunities and inclusive economic growth

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira depreciated to N1,625.88 per dollar yesterday in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N1,625.88 per dollar from N1,611.34 per dollar on Tuesday, indicating N14.54 depreciation for the naira. The volume of dollars traded (turnover) in the […]

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,615 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,620 per dollar on Wednesday. Similarly, the Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,593.93 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,593.93 per dollar from […]

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, gave a month’s notice to traders and other market stakeholders involved in exploitative pricing to crash the prices of goods.

GRACE Udeme Emmanuel, the 22-year-old mother of four reported to be feeding her children chicken feeds in an Eket, Akwa Ibom state poultry where she works has been settled into a living home with more benefits lined up to improve her life and her children’s.

The prices of 1 kilogram (kg) of beans, tomatoes and 12 pieces of agric medium sized eggs rose above 200 percent year-on-year in July 2024.

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this in its Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch for July 2024.

Following the current economic crisis in Nigeria, domestic airlines are struggling with a sharp drop in passenger traffic.

‘This rise is attributed to increased prices for items such as semovita, yam flour, wheat flour, yam, Irish potatoes, groundnut oil, palm oil, and various beverages’

Cartoon: Rumours such as phantom turnaround maintenance, N21m take-home, Olympics bike borrowing, snake swallowing money etc