Author: Olabanji Ayoola

Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. Photo: WomenAfrica About 17,000 federal civil servants, who have failed to comply with the verification exercise introduced by the Federal Government, have been delisted from the payroll. The affected workers have been apprehensive, as anxiety grows among the rank and file, with their salaries […]

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has said President Bola Tinubu will transmit the 2023 supplementary budget and 2024 appropriation bill to the National Assembly soon. Abbas made the disclosure, yesterday, while delivering his welcome address, following resumption from a two-month recess embarked upon by lawmakers. The speaker, however, did not provide details […]

Olayemi Cardoso • Projects ambitious $1tr GDP in eight years • Senate confirms Cardoso, four others as CBN governor, deputies • Currency round-tripping concerns grow as exchange rate disparity widens The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Yemi Cardoso as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor and four others as deputy governors of the […]

• Affiliates, state councils to organise nationwide protests, rallies • Hardship: We’re tired of FG’s ‘coming soon’ promises, says TUC • Afenifere: Nigeria becoming ungovernable amid economic, security challenges Organised Labour, with one voice, yesterday vowed to shut down economic activities nationwide next Tuesday. Unlike three weeks ago when the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) went […]

• Over N1000/$ FX, rising crude oil prices, falling grid worsen plight • Inflation, unemployment may rise amidst looming increase in gas prices • NECA urges FG to remove VAT on diesel, PMS • Nigerians should consider carpooling, explore electric vehicles, adopt public transit options There are clear indications that more manufacturing companies and businesses […]