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FG Denies Plan To Cut Wages As Labour Kicks

...Says Plan Suicidal The Federal Government has debunked viral reports suggesting a purported plan to cut wages of workers, stating that the government is rather planning to review the salary structure. Minister of finance, budget and national planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, who disclosed this stated that the plan by the government to review the salary…

Okonjo-Iweala Names Four Deputy DGs At WTO [Profile]

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Tuesday announced the appointment of four Deputy Directors-General. The former Nigerian Finance minister and Worl Bank Chief disclosed this in a statement titled: 'DG Okonjo-Iweala announces her four Deputy Directors-General', posted on WTO website on Tuesday. The names of the appointed Deputies include: Angela Ellard of…

Could Oil Prices Hit $80 Per Barrel?

Despite the significant rally in oil over the past couple of weeks, demand uncertainty continues to affect prices. The outbreak of the second wave of a new Covid-19 strain in India has particularly left the markets concerned about fuel demand in the world’s 3rd largest oil consumer. According to Indian state-owned refiner, Bharat Petroleum, overall fuel demand…

Osinbajo: How Nigeria’s Partnership With Microsoft ‘ll Upskill 5M Nigerians In 3 Years

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria is to partner tech giant, Microsoft Corporation, to accelerate the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) on a deepened digital economy. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Monday, in Abuja, said that the vice president said this at the virtual formalisation of the partnership. The vice president said the…

Otudeko’s Honeywell Opens Up On First Bank’s N77bn Loan

The Honeywell Group owned by the business mogul, Dr. Oba Otudeko has reacted to the directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) regarding an alleged breach of corporate contract in securing a loan said to be up to the tune of N77 billion from First Bank of Nigeria LTD. The New Diplomat had reported…

Planned Hike In Electricity Tariff Unacceptable — Consumer Network Tells NERC

  The Nigerian Consumers Protection Network (NCPN), has condemned reports of a planned major increase in the electricity tariff, describing it as unacceptable. The NCPN President, Kunle Kola Olubiyo, who is also a member of the Presidential ad-hoc Committee on Review of Electricity Tariff in Nigeria, in an open letter addressed to the Chairman, Nigerian…

FG Approves Sale Of Five Power Generating Companies, Announces Bids

The federal government through the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has announced its decision to sell the five power generation companies constructed under National Integrated Power Project (NIPP). The BPE in a document signed by the Director-General, Alex Okoh, and made available to the media on Sunday called on investors to bid for the 100…

OPEC+ Troubled By India’s Oil Demand Amid Record Covid Cases

Julianne Geiger The Joint Technical Committee of OPEC+ is concerned about the growing case numbers in India, Japan, and Brazil, Reuters sources said on Monday. The Joint Technical Committee, or JTC, is responsible for assessing oil market fundaments. It is also tasked with monitoring which member countries are complying with the production cut quotas and…

Expert: How CBN Decision On First Bank ‘ll Boost Investors’ Confidence

A financial expert, Mr Okechukwu Unegbu, has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for taking action to arrest an imminent drift in the operations of the First Bank of Nigeria (FBN). Unegbu, who is a former Managing Director of the Citizens International Bank, and a past president of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria…

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FG Denies Plan To Cut Wages As Labour Kicks

...Says Plan Suicidal The Federal Government has debunked viral reports suggesting a purported plan to cut wages of workers, stating that the government is rather planning to review the salary structure. Minister of finance, budget and national planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, who disclosed this stated that the plan by the government to review the salary…

Okonjo-Iweala Names Four Deputy DGs At WTO [Profile]

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Tuesday announced the appointment of four Deputy Directors-General. The former Nigerian Finance minister and Worl Bank Chief disclosed this in a statement titled: 'DG Okonjo-Iweala announces her four Deputy Directors-General', posted on WTO website on Tuesday. The names of the appointed Deputies include: Angela Ellard of…

Could Oil Prices Hit $80 Per Barrel?

Despite the significant rally in oil over the past couple of weeks, demand uncertainty continues to affect prices. The outbreak of the second wave of a new Covid-19 strain in India has particularly left the markets concerned about fuel demand in the world’s 3rd largest oil consumer. According to Indian state-owned refiner, Bharat Petroleum, overall fuel demand…

Osinbajo: How Nigeria’s Partnership With Microsoft ‘ll Upskill 5M Nigerians In 3 Years

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria is to partner tech giant, Microsoft Corporation, to accelerate the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) on a deepened digital economy. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Monday, in Abuja, said that the vice president said this at the virtual formalisation of the partnership. The vice president said the…

Otudeko’s Honeywell Opens Up On First Bank’s N77bn Loan

The Honeywell Group owned by the business mogul, Dr. Oba Otudeko has reacted to the directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) regarding an alleged breach of corporate contract in securing a loan said to be up to the tune of N77 billion from First Bank of Nigeria LTD. The New Diplomat had reported…

Planned Hike In Electricity Tariff Unacceptable — Consumer Network Tells NERC

  The Nigerian Consumers Protection Network (NCPN), has condemned reports of a planned major increase in the electricity tariff, describing it as unacceptable. The NCPN President, Kunle Kola Olubiyo, who is also a member of the Presidential ad-hoc Committee on Review of Electricity Tariff in Nigeria, in an open letter addressed to the Chairman, Nigerian…

FG Approves Sale Of Five Power Generating Companies, Announces Bids

The federal government through the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has announced its decision to sell the five power generation companies constructed under National Integrated Power Project (NIPP). The BPE in a document signed by the Director-General, Alex Okoh, and made available to the media on Sunday called on investors to bid for the 100…

OPEC+ Troubled By India’s Oil Demand Amid Record Covid Cases

Julianne Geiger The Joint Technical Committee of OPEC+ is concerned about the growing case numbers in India, Japan, and Brazil, Reuters sources said on Monday. The Joint Technical Committee, or JTC, is responsible for assessing oil market fundaments. It is also tasked with monitoring which member countries are complying with the production cut quotas and…

Expert: How CBN Decision On First Bank ‘ll Boost Investors’ Confidence

A financial expert, Mr Okechukwu Unegbu, has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for taking action to arrest an imminent drift in the operations of the First Bank of Nigeria (FBN). Unegbu, who is a former Managing Director of the Citizens International Bank, and a past president of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria…

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