BUSINESS

Nigeria Needs 27 Million New Jobs By 2030 To Curb Rising Unemployment – NESG Warns 0
- BUSINESS, SLIDE
- October 7, 2025
Nigeria Needs 27 Million New Jobs by 2030 to Curb Rising Unemployment – NESG Warns Nigeria must create at least 27 million new formal jobs by 2030 to prevent a worsening unemployment crisis as its working-age population grows rapidly, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has cautioned. This warning was contained in a new report
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Imo State Begins Payment Of ₦104,000 Minimum Wage, Setting New Standard For Workers’ Welfare 0
- BUSINESS, SLIDE
- October 6, 2025
Imo State Begins Payment of ₦104,000 Minimum Wage, Setting New Standard for Workers’ Welfare The Imo State Government has officially commenced payment of a new minimum wage of ₦104,000 to its workers, marking a historic step in the state’s labor and wage reform efforts. The development, which was confirmed through bank alerts received by civil
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Cooking Gas Prices Soar Across Nigeria Despite NBS Report Of Decline 0
- BUSINESS, SLIDE
- October 6, 2025
Cooking Gas Prices Soar Across Nigeria Despite NBS Report of Decline Despite the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reporting a sharp drop in the average cost of refilling a 5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) from ₦8,243.79 in July to ₦6,404.02 in August 2025, the reality on the ground paints a different picture. Retail
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Appeal Court Overturns Oyo Government’s Suspension Of NURTW, Declares Makinde’s Action Illegal 0
- BUSINESS, NEWS
- October 6, 2025
Appeal Court Overturns Oyo Government’s Suspension of NURTW, Declares Makinde’s Action Illegal The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has nullified the 2019 suspension of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Oyo State, declaring the action of Governor Seyi Makinde and his administration as unconstitutional and unlawful. The appellate court held that
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24 States To Benefit As FG Secures AfDB Support For SAPZ Initiative 0
- BUSINESS, SLIDE
- September 29, 2025
24 States To Benefit As FG Secures AfDB Support For SAPZ Initiative Vice President Kashim Shettima has announced that the Federal Government of Nigeria and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have agreed to scale up the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme to a second phase that will cover 24 additional states across the country.
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States Borrow N458bn In First Half Of 2025 Amid Soaring Debt Servicing Burden 0
- BUSINESS, SLIDE
- September 27, 2025
States Borrow N458bn in First Half of 2025 Amid Soaring Debt Servicing Burden At least 20 states in Nigeria borrowed a combined sum of about N458bn in the first half of 2025, according to findings by Saturday PUNCH. This borrowing spree comes at a time when state governments are grappling with a sharply rising external
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