Economy
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IMF retains 3.2% economic growth forecast for Nigeria
The US-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) has retained its 3.2 per cent forecast for Nigeria’s economic growth in 2023. IMF…
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BREAKING: NLC to commence nationwide strike August 2 over fuel price hike
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has issued a nationwide strike notice to seek the reversal of fuel pump price hike and…
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Old naira notes will be phased out gradually – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says plans to gradually phase out the old N200, N500, and N1,000 naira notes…
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BREAKING: CBN raises interest rate to 18.75 percent
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in its fourth Monetary Policy Meeting for 2023 increased the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR)…
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Subsidy: Action on minimum wage review, palliatives in top gear – FG
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians, especially workers in the public service, that the committee set up to review the…
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COVID-19: 63% of Nigerians plunged into multidimensional poverty — FG
Federal Government on Tuesday lamented that despite progress in reducing poverty rates in recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic that ravaged…
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Speaker meets Tinubu over planned resident doctors’ strike
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, will meet with President Bola Tinubu as part of efforts to…
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Nigeria’s medical tourism spending rises by over 40%
Nigeria spent a total of $1.04m on foreign healthcare-related services in the first quarter of 2023, The PUNCH has learnt. The total…
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Subsidy pain: Labour talks tough, ASUU, protesters condemn relief plans
The groaning occasioned by the removal of the fuel subsidy grew louder on Monday as the Nigerian Labour Congress said…
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N790bn savings from FAAC raises concerns amid hardship
Financial experts have raised concerns over the N790 billion saving from June’s distributable revenue of N1.9 trillion amid the economic…
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