Tinubu Appoints Desmond Akawor as RMAFC Boss

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ambassador Desmond Akawor to serve as a Federal Commissioner of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), pending the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate. 

Nigeria Now First Consideration For Foreign Investment - Wale Edun 

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, who was just recently appointed the Chairman of the African Governors’ Forum of the World Bank yesterday, said Nigeria has now become the first consideration for foreign investment following the positive response to the reform measures introduced by the Federal Government. The Minister disclosed this while briefing the press on highlights of Nigeria’s participation in the just concluded Annual Meetings of the World Bank/International Monetary Fund, IMF, in Marrakesh, Morocco. The World Bank appointed Mr Edun as the Chairman of the African Governors’ Forum. According to a statement on the Ministry of Finance’s X page, the ministry noted that Edun’s appointment makes it the first of such for Nigeria.

NNPCL Guarantees Availability Of Petrol For The Remainder Of 2023

Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari has declared that there would be no shortfall in supply of petroleum products again this year. He gave the assurance on Wednesday at a meeting with the leadership of the Senate.

CBN To Intervene In Forex Market, Lifts Ban On 43 Items

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in a bid to boost liquidity in the foreign exchange (FX) market announced the lifting of ban on 43 items previously restricted from accessing forex. The decision comes amid high levels of volatility experienced in the FX market following the unification of all trading windows into the investors’ and exporters’ (I&E) window - the official FX market.

President Tinubu To Launch Birth, Death Registration Portal

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Wednesday, 8^th November 2023, launch the electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System (CRVS) and the Geospatial Data Repository. CRVS as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) is a system that registers all births and deaths, issues birth and death certificates, and compiles and disseminates vital statistics, including cause of death information. It also records marriages and divorces. This was made known by the Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Kwarra, at a pre-launch briefing on Monday, November 6, 2023, in Abuja.

Just In: FG Schedules Meeting With NLC, TUC Today

The Federal Government has invited the organised labour to a meeting on Sunday, October 1, 2023 in a bid to avert Tuesday’s planned indefinite strike by Nigerian workers. The meeting, scheduled for 2pm at the Conference Hall in the office of the Chief of Staff to the President at the State House, Abuja, is expected to be attended by the national leadership of both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).

New CBN Forex Policy: Lift Of Ban Threatens Poultry Industry– Operators

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) yesterday expressed concern over the recent lift in the ban on imported poultry and processed poultry products by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

FG Announces N25,000 Per Month Salary Raise For Low Grade Civil Servants

President Bola Tinubu has announced a N25, 000 wage award to low grade workers in the civil service, as part of measures to cushion the impact of the fuel subsidy removal policy. Tinubu made the pledge on Sunday, October 1, as part of his Independence Day Broadcast to the nation, where he noted that the salary increase will last for a period of six months.

Oyo, Edo, Kano, Ogun, Ondo Assembly Workers Begin Indefinite Strike Over Autonomy

The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, in Oyo, Edo, Kano, Ondo, and Ogun States amongst others commenced indefinite strike over non implementation of financial autonomy in legislative houses and implementation of the Consolidated Legislative Salary Structures, CONLESS, for staff of the Assembly and Commission in the nation.

NSIPA: President Tinubu Appoints Yakubu As Pioneer Coordinator/CEO

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs Delu Yakubu as the pioneer National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA), pending confirmation by the Senate. This was made known on Thursday in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, adding that it is in line with NSIPA Establishment Act, 2023.